Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 1010: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the pension levy will apply to a group of workers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10894/09]

Michael Noonan (Limerick East, Fine Gael)
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Question 1012: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the pension levy applies to persons employed at the Limerick Institute of Technology under fixed term contacts where the State does not contribute to their pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11136/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1010 and 1012 together.

Under section 2 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009 a person is liable to pay the pensions-related deduction if he or she is a public servant on or after 1 March 2009 and is a member of a public service pension scheme, is entitled to a benefit under such a scheme or receives a payment in lieu of membership of such a scheme. Therefore, the group of workers referred to by the Deputy will be subject to the pensions-related deduction if they are members of any public service pension scheme, are entitled to a benefit under such a scheme (eg if they are in receipt of a pension from another public service pension scheme) or receive a payment in lieu of membership (eg entitled to a non-pensionable gratuity).