Results 161-180 of 288 for pension speaker:Brendan Smith

EU Sugar Market Reform: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Brendan Smith: ...regime. The social plan provided for early retirement and redundancy packages as well as support services for the departing Mallow workers such as career counselling, financial advice including pension advice, pre-retirement programmes for those aged over 50 years, job-seeking support and "start your own business" programmes. The social plan was implemented in the first year of...

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

Brendan Smith: ...Department received an application from the person named on 30 October 2009 but unfortunately he died on 12 November 2009 and the issue then arose of the entitlement of his widow to payment of the pension if his application was found to have been valid. My Department is not at present in a position to grant the continuation of a deceased participant's pension to his or her dependants....

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...

Written Answers — Farm Incomes: Farm Incomes (15 Jun 2010)

Brendan Smith: ...level of public support which will be largely maintained in 2010. It should also be borne in mind that a large proportion of farm households have income from other sources be it employment, pensions, social assistance or other income. For farm households that find themselves in income difficulties, the Farm Assist Scheme, which is administered by the Department of Social and Family...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (26 May 2010)

Brendan Smith: Since the first Scheme of Early Retirement from Farming was introduced in 1994, it has been the Department's practice to continue to pay the pension to dependants of participants who died before the period of their pension had elapsed. However, following recent audits of the Scheme by both the European Court of Auditors and the European Commission, the Commission has informed my Department...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (18 May 2010)

Brendan Smith: No civil servant employed in my Department is in receipt of a civil service pension. My Department, however, does not have information on the number of staff who may be in receipt of a State pension. The corresponding information requested by the Deputy in respect of the agencies under my remit is a matter for the agencies themselves as part of their day-to-day activities.

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (13 May 2010)

Brendan Smith: .... He has a provision in his contract enabling him to participate in a performance related award scheme, though payments under the scheme have been suspended. There is also provision for a car and pension arrangements.

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 — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 May 2010)

Brendan Smith: My Department does not have detailed records in all cases of the previous employment history outside the civil service of staff members and therefore details of pension entitlements of staff currently employed in my Department as a result of previous employment in the public sector are not available.

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (29 Apr 2010)

Brendan Smith: Since the first Scheme of Early Retirement from Farming was introduced in 1994, it has been the practice to continue to pay the pension to dependants of participants who died before the period of their pension had elapsed. This arrangement was provided for first scheme document which was approved by the Commission and in the Rural Development Programme, 2000–2006, under which the second...

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (22 Apr 2010)

Brendan Smith: ...transferee must be farming a minimum of 5 hectares of enlargement land (or 5 enlargement production units in the case of intensive enterprises) in addition to the area of land being transferred for pension scheme purposes or the production unit capacity received from the transferor. The person named has until 30 April 2010 to resubmit an application on this basis. To date no reply has been...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (30 Mar 2010)

Brendan Smith: ...Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act, 2009. These pay adjustments are set out in the table below. The Deputy should refer to the agencies concerned regarding information on pension contributions. Organisation Salary 1/08/2008 Salary 1/09/2008 Current Pay scale Bonus Car National Milk Agency â'¬90,346 â'¬92,605 â'¬85,845 N/A N/A Teagasc â'¬150,795 â'¬154,865...

Written Answers — Restructuring of Sugar Industry: Restructuring of Sugar Industry (11 Mar 2010)

Brendan Smith: ...regime. In addition to early retirement and redundancy packages, the social plan included support services for the departing Mallow workers such as career counselling, financial advice including pension advice, pre-retirement programmes for those aged over 50 years, job-seeking support and 'Start your own business' programmes. In accordance with the EU regulations, the restructuring aid...

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 — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (17 Dec 2009)

Brendan Smith: ...total remuneration package of the Coillte Chief Executive 2007 - 2009 Payment Description 2007 2008 2009 Fees 14,000 14,000 12,600 Salary 254,000 297,000 297,000 Bonus 48,000 74,000 deferred Pension Contribution 63,000 74,000 74,000 Taxable Benefits 30,000 30,000 30,000 Total â'¬409,000 489,000 413,600 Bonus payments have been made one year in arrears.

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (16 Dec 2009)

Brendan Smith: A total of €21,226.91 was paid to 2 special advisers (Media Advisor to Minister Smith and Special Advisor to Minister of State Sargent) by way of contributions towards their pensions for 2009.

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (3 Nov 2009)

Brendan Smith: .... However, the general principle of replanting will remain in order to ensure that the national forest estate is not progressively eliminated. There are no plans to specifically exempt pensioners from the replanting obligation.

Written Answers — Sugar Industry: Sugar Industry (15 Oct 2009)

Brendan Smith: ...regime. In addition to early retirement and redundancy packages, the social plan included support services for the departing Mallow workers such as career counselling, financial advice including pension advice, pre-retirement programmes for those aged over 50 years, job-seeking support and 'Start your own business' programmes. In accordance with the EU regulations, the restructuring aid...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Oct 2009)

Brendan Smith: In the case of staff in my Department who availed of early retirement, there was no cost to my Department as the cost of Civil Service pensions and lump sums is borne by the Department of Finance. No costs arose in relation to termination of contracts or resignations in respect of staff employed by my Department. The corresponding information requested by the Deputy in relation to each...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (6 Oct 2009)

Brendan Smith: In the three years 2007 — 2009 my Department has discussed with the Department of Finance the pension arrangements of one member of staff of a body under the aegis of my Department. Discussions have not concluded and the staff member has not retired.