David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 91: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the criteria for eligibility for public health sector pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35452/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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There are a range of public sector pension schemes in the health sector which have developed over time. In the past, health board employees would have been covered by the Local Government Superannuation Scheme while other health sector employees, in voluntary hospitals for example, would have been covered by the Voluntary Hospitals Superannuation Scheme or the Nominated Health Agencies Superannuation Scheme. Other statutory organisations within the health sector have their own superannuation schemes based on the public service model scheme. For most employees of organisations covered by such schemes, membership of the relevant superannuation scheme is mandatory.

As my colleague, Mr. Seán Power T.D., Minister of State at my Department, explained to the House in an adjournment debate on 18 October employees of non-public health sector organisations do not have access to these superannuation schemes.