Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 166: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 will have pension rights in respect of their teaching experience; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15758/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The person in question, as a permanent whole-time teacher, was a member of the local government superannuation scheme during her service with Wexford Vocational Education Committee in the period 1952-53. On resignation from her employment with the VEC, the pension contributions which she had paid were returned to her. The minimum period of service needed at that time to qualify for payment of pension, on attaining age 60, was ten years and to qualify for payment of a marriage gratuity, in the case of female employees, was five years. Provisions for the preservation of pension entitlements until age 60 by persons who resigned before that age were not introduced until 1977 and then applied only to employees in service on or after that date who had a minimum of five years' service.