Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 169: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin is not entitled to compensation resulting from the prohibition on them to pay any superannuation during their employment period from September 1954 to January 1960 and January 1971 to September 1991; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44392/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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I understand this lady worked in a full time post with St Vincent's Hospital from September 1954 to January 1960 and on a part time basis from then until August 1991. The Voluntary Hospital Superannuation Scheme was introduced in 1969 for permanent Wholetime Employees only. Access to the scheme was extended to all part-time employees who were in a public sector post on or after 20 Decemer 2001 (Department of Health and Children Circular 23/2005 refers). Provisions were included for the reckoning of prior part-time service.

The Voluntary Hospital Superannuation Scheme provides a non-pensionable gratuity to full time and part time employees who have reached normal retirement age but who were not eligible to become members of the employee superannaution scheme. My Department has been informed that this employee resigned her post in 1991 at age 55. As she had not reached normal retirement age, under the scheme rules, no gratuity is payable.