David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 350: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on the upgrading of the pension of a person (details supplied) in County Cork in view of the recent changes in salary scale and the person's years of service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15412/06]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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The individual concerned is a former harbour master who retired in 2000. In 2004, the harbour master salary was upgraded on the basis of changes in the requirements of the post. In accordance with present pensions policy, an upgrading on the basis of changes in job requirements is not applicable to staff who retired prior to the effective date of the upgrading. The upgrading of the harbour master salary referred to is, therefore, not applicable to harbour masters who retired prior to 18 March 2004, the date of the upgrade sanction.