Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I do not know who wrote the reply for the Minister of State. He is well aware that no CE scheme or very few CE schemes have other financial resources and would not be in a position to continue to pay a CE supervisor. In that instance, the CE supervisor would probably not be acknowledged because the CE scheme was not set up in that way. It is the case that the community employment scheme and the Department have never properly acknowledged the role of CE supervisors and they will not pay their pensions as recommended by the Labour Court in 2008. When will the Department begin paying those pensions? Is the Minister of State aware that there is a possibility that a number of CE supervisors are being forced to retire, despite the fact that their contracts do not stipulate a retirement age and that they will be taking cases for unfair dismissal? If the CE schemes had the financial means to do so, they would probably be willing to pay them, but they should not have to do so because the role of the Department should be to ensure those people are paid in full and that their pension rights are recognised. In the case where a pension age is not stipulated in the contract, the Department has a duty to ensure they are allowed to continue working.

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