Brendan Ryan (Dublin North, Labour)
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Question 184: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the implementation of the decision taken to approve a revised system of pension entitlements for local government non-officer grade whose pensions are integrated with social welfare and which was to be applied retrospectively to the 1 January 2004; if the scheme has been applied in all local authority areas and retrospective payments made to pensioners prior to the implementation of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3165/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The calculation and revision of pensions for former local authority employees is a matter for local authorities under the provisions of the Local Government Superannuation Scheme.

My Department issued a circular letter to all local authorities in August 2005 to advise them of the revised method of calculation of pension entitlement for public servants whose pensions are integrated with social welfare benefits. The revised integration system is being fully implemented by local authorities. However, there may be a small number of cases that are still being processed.