Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 178: To ask the Minister for Defence the numbers of civil servants and contract staff involved in consolidating or rationalising the Defence Forces Pensions Acts in the years 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20475/05]

Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 179: To ask the Minister for Defence if he has plans to compile a restatement of the Defence Forces Pensions Acts; if not, the reason therefor; if he is compiling a restatement; when it will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20476/05]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 178 and 179 together.

The Defence Forces (Pensions) Acts 1932 to 2004 comprise a total of six short Acts, one of which was repealed in full by the 1975 Act, together with certain provisions of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004, which enable the Minister for Defence, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, to make and amend pension schemes relating to the grant of superannuation benefits to or in respect of members of the Permanent Defence Force. No work has been undertaken on the consolidation or rationalisation of those Acts nor are there any plans to compile a restatement of the Acts as it is not considered that such is called for.

I should say that a Restatement of the Defence Acts 1954 to 1998 and the Courts-Martial Appeals Act 1983 was certified by the Attorney General on 4 May 2004 under section 2(1) of the Statute Law (Restatement) Act 2002.