Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 417: To ask the Minister for Defence if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare has received all of their entitlements on retiring from their civilian position with his Department; the amounts paid to the person when they retired; if there has been changes to their entitlements since they retired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28081/07]

Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned retired on grounds of ill-health from his position as a civilian employee with the Defence Forces in April 1986. He was awarded a gratuity amounting to £4,709.33 and a yearly pension amounting to £508.61 on retirement, under the terms of the non-contributory pension scheme for non-established State employees. The person in question received on his retirement all of his entitlements under this pension scheme. Over the years, the rate of occupational pension paid to the person concerned has been increased in line with pay awards, both general and special, for serving civilian employees.

Under the terms of the non-contributory pension scheme for non-established State employees, the rate of occupational pension paid to a retired civilian employee must be re-calculated at age 65 years to take account of any increases in the level of social welfare benefits due at that stage so that there is no net financial gain from the two sources of income. As a result of the increase in the rate of social welfare benefits due to the person concerned from his 65th birthday, the rate of occupational pension paid to the person in question was reduced when he attained the age of 65 years in June 1997.