Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 224: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded their pension and lump sum in view of the fact that they have been retired since the 1 February 2009. [20758/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The person in question gave intermittent substitute service which was non-pensionable up until recently. However, arising from recently introduced improvements in superannuation, it will be possible for the person to reckon the service for superannuation purposes subject to meeting certain criteria and to payment of appropriate contributions. Pending the finalisation of the detailed arrangements, my Department is processing the person's retirement benefits and expects to make an award to her shortly. When all the details of the improvements are finalised the person's benefits will, if necessary, be revised.