Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason the pension levy is being paid by employees of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service as they do not have a state pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39695/10]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) is a statutory body under the aegis of my Department. A contributory funded pension scheme, sponsored by the employer, was set up for employees in 1963. The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is a public service body as defined in the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act, 2009 and, consequently, its employees are public servants within the terms of that Act. The pension scheme in place comes under the scope of a public service pension scheme as defined in section 1 of the Act 'provided for under an administrative measure to like effect as the Superannuation Acts'.