Results 1-20 of 278 for pension speaker:Brendan Smith

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (8 May 2008)

Brendan Smith: It is a requirement of the EU Council Regulation under which the 1994 Early Retirement Scheme was introduced that the Early Retirement Pension can be paid only as a supplement to any national retirement pension to which the participant, and his or her spouse or partner in a joint management arrangement, is entitled. This means that the entire value of any such national retirement pension...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (27 Jan 2022)

Brendan Smith: 244. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if a former member of the Defence Forces currently in receipt of an Army pension based on 31 years service will be entitled to retain that full pension payment along with a full State contributory pension when they reach pension age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4118/22]

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (25 Jun 2008)

Brendan Smith: It is a requirement of the EU Council Regulations under which the Early Retirement Schemes were introduced that the Early Retirement pension can be paid only as a supplement to any national retirement pension to which the participant, and his or her spouse or partner in a joint management arrangement, is entitled. This means that the value of any such national retirement pension must be...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (14 Oct 2008)

Brendan Smith: It is a requirement of the EU Council Regulation under which the Early Retirement Scheme 2007 was introduced that the Early Retirement Pension can be paid only as a supplement to any national retirement pension to which the participant, and his or her spouse or partner in a joint management arrangement, is entitled. This means that the entire value of any such national retirement pension...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility (7 Mar 2017)

Brendan Smith: 342. To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to amend eligibility criteria for jobseeker's allowance; in regard to a person who has invested in a private pension fund and is out of work and wishes to retain the investment for pension purposes, if such investment fund will be excluded from means assessment for jobseeker's allowance in view of the fact the person wishes to safeguard...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (27 Jan 2010)

Brendan Smith: Issues relating to eligibility for pensions are a matter for the Minister for Social and Family Affairs. Following a review of certain pension claims, it was discovered that a number of individuals who had been in receipt of a pension did not satisfy the condition whereby they were required to have paid at least one year's self employment contributions before reaching age 66. As they did not...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (24 Oct 2013)

Brendan Smith: 16. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his position regarding the classification of the ESB's pension scheme; if he is satisfied that the ESB pension scheme meets the Pension Board's minimum funding standard [44962/13]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Data (25 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: 44. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of pensioners whose entitlements have been reviewed; the number whose pensions have increased as a result of the review of entitlements of persons affected by changes in 2012 to the State pension (contributory) scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38824/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Farm Assist Scheme (29 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: As the Minister will be aware, a cohort of people have reached, or about to reach, pension age, and they have been paying social insurance contributions towards a contributory pension. Now they have found that because their insurance record was broken while they were in receipt of the farm assist payment, they are now entitled only to a reduced contributory pension. I believe that this...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Pension Provisions (26 Sep 2018)

Brendan Smith: The Minister is aware that there is a cohort of people who have reached, or who are about to reach, pension age who were paying the insurance contribution towards a contributory pension. Their insurance record was broken when they availed of the farm assist scheme. Will the Minister assure me that the plight of those people will be considered in the consultation process that is under way,...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Mar 2012)

Brendan Smith: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will clarify the situation in relation to a pensioner couple over 70 where the man has contributory State pension plus qualified adult allowance for spouse and a private managed pension fund bringing in perhaps income of €20,000 per annum, the spouse never worked outside the home and has no separate income but the private managed fund has...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Oct 2010)

Brendan Smith: Preserved pension benefits for staff with at least 5 years service who leave the civil service before minimum retirement age were introduced for established staff serving on or after 1 June 1973 and for un-established staff serving on or after 1 October 1975. As the person named left my Department in 1970, she is therefore not entitled to a pension. If she subsequently served in another...

Farm Retirement Scheme. (27 Jan 2005)

Brendan Smith: A number of issues have been raised from time to time arising from the scheme of early retirement from farming. Those that come up most often are the fact that the rate of pension is not index-linked and the requirement that early retirement pensions can be paid only as a supplement to any national retirement pension payable to the participant. It is not accurate to describe these as...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: 1It is not correct to say that retired Gardaí received their monthly pension payments for December 2010 in January 2011. Pensions are paid to retired Gardaí and their dependents on a monthly basis in advance and fall due on the first banking day of each month. Therefore the payments for the month of January 2011 were due on the 4th January 2011 and the new Budget changes were correctly...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Farm Assist Scheme (29 Jul 2020)

Brendan Smith: ...I would be glad to sit down with her and Deputy Ó Cuív to go through the particular lacuna in the legislation. This is a crunch time for this small cohort of people because they are approaching pension age. I hope we can make progress on the issue and ensure that these people are not denied their maximum pension contribution. As we know, they work very hard. In many cases,...

Written Answers — Irish Prison Service: Irish Prison Service (27 Jan 2011)

Brendan Smith: ...to resigned from the Prison Service with effect from 5 October 2002. In line with the required procedures as set down in the Civil Service Superannuation Scheme for Established Civil Servants, her pension, lump sum gratuity and death benefits were preserved. The pension and lump sum will be paid as from the time she reaches 60 years of age. If before attaining 60 years the person's...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 May 2008)

Brendan Smith: The person named is a participant in the 2000–2006 Early Retirement Scheme. From 1 November 2006, the maximum annual pension under this Scheme was increased from €13,515 to €15,000 per annum. The person named received the appropriate increase in his pension.

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (6 May 2010)

Brendan Smith: Payment of the Early Retirement pension to the person named commenced on 28 February 2010. Arrears of pension backdated to 1 October 2009, the date of valid application, were included with the first payment.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Contributory) Data (25 Sep 2019)

Brendan Smith: 28. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the outcome of the review of pension entitlements for persons who were affected by changes in 2012 to the State pension (contributory) scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38823/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social Insurance (25 Nov 2021)

Brendan Smith: 67. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons who have reached pension age can continue to make PRSI payments to improve their pension entitlements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57996/21]