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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 May 2024)
Marian Harkin: ...for that response but, of course, this is the issue at hand. The Minister is liaising with the Department of Justice and the Department of Social Protection to find a solution to this anomaly. Gardaí who joined the force post-1995 seem, at first glance, to receive the same level of pension entitlement. If we look at what they have to do to receive the pension, however, then we can...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 May 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: ...might have the outlines of how we would deal with this issue. The Minister for Justice has emphasised the importance of this issue to me and I am aware of the consequences it has for members of An Garda Síochána who have retired and the fact that these numbers are now growing.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 May 2024)
Marian Harkin: I am really pleased to hear that because this requirement applies to gardaí who joined post-1995 and next year all these members will have served 30 years. This issue, therefore, must be dealt with. I say this because many gardaí have told me that when they have tried to explain to the Department of Social Protection that they are not jobseekers and are, in fact, retired members...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 May 2024)
Marian Harkin: 75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to explain the different pension arrangements that are in place for members of An Garda Síochána who joined the force pre-and post-1995; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19825/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 May 2024)
Marian Harkin: Will the Minister explain the different pension arrangements in place for members of An Garda Síochána who joined the force pre- and post-1995? In particular, I want a timeline as to when there will be a change in the system whereby gardaí who retire on full pension after 30 years are forced to claim jobseeker's benefit for nine months and then jobseeker's allowance until they...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Sector Pensions (2 May 2024)
Paschal Donohoe: ...of full social insurance for public servants who now pay class A PRSI, and before 1 January 2013, which was the introduction of the single public service pension scheme, including members of An Garda Síochána, their pension payment comprises of three components, namely a public service occupational pension; a social insurance benefit; and, where the full rate of SPC is not...