Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason for the delay in processing a pension and gratuity payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [10218/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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In the case of prison officers, my Department calculates the pension entitlements and authorises payment on the basis of information which it receives from the Irish Prison Service, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Accordingly, my Department is not in a position to process prison officer retirements until such time as it receives the relevant documents from the Irish Prison Service.

The documents in this case were received from the Irish Prison Service on 8 February 2010. The pension entitlements were calculated immediately and authorisation for payment was sent to the Paymaster General's Office, Tullamore, on 11 February 2010. That Office issues prison officer pensions on a fortnightly basis in arrears. The person concerned will receive his pension on 4 March 2010 which is the earliest date possible following receipt of the documents from the Irish Prison Service.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance when a pension will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who retired from the Irish Prison Service on 31 December 2009 and who gave six weeks notice prior to leaving at the end of 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10222/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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In the case of prison officers, my Department calculates the pension entitlements and authorises payment on the basis of information which it receives from the Irish Prison Service, Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. Accordingly, my Department is not in a position to process prison officer retirements until such time as it receives the relevant documents from the Irish Prison Service.

The documents in this case were received from the Irish Prison Service on 8 February 2010. The pension entitlements were calculated immediately and authorisation for payment was sent to the Paymaster General's Office, Tullamore, on 11 February 2010. That Office issues prison officer pensions on a fortnightly basis in arrears. The person concerned will receive his pension on 4 March 2010 which is the earliest date possible following receipt of the documents from the Irish Prison Service.