Written answers
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
Department of Finance
Pension Provisions
10:00 pm
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 205: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that part-time fire-fighters, who are not members of a pension scheme, are being charged the public sector pension levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15708/09]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Those part-time or retained firefighters who are not members of the Local Government Superannuation Scheme are eligible for a payment in lieu in the form of a non-contributory retirement gratuity arrangement. The pension-related deduction also applies to those eligible for such a payment. However, in the recent Supplementary Budget, I announced a change to the structure of the deduction which will exempt the first 15,000 euro of earnings. This should benefit retained firefighters, especially those with no other public service employment.
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