Seanad debates
Thursday, 26 February 2004
Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2004: Committee Stage.
11:00 am
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
This definition sets out the bodies which come within the scope of the Bill. It is a broad definition to ensure that all public service bodies are covered. Due to this, some commercial State-sponsored bodies could fall within the definition. The intention is that they should not fall within the scope of the legislation. Schedule 1 lists any such commercial State bodies and subsection (g) of the definition excludes any body listed in Schedule 1. Bodies which have a pensions scheme made under the 1999 agreement between the Irish and UK Governments——
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