Peter Mathews (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 635: To ask the Minister for Health if the moneys collected as part of the pension levy from the Irish Blood Transfusion Service were passed on to the Department of Finance or if the IBTS retains the money as part of its own pension plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7623/12]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) 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. To date, the Pension Levy deducted has not been remitted by the IBTS to the Exchequer. My officials are in discussion with the Board of the IBTS on how best to resolve the issue of the deficit in the IBTS pension fund, and this may involve using a proportion of pension levy funds. The Irish Blood Transfusion Service pension scheme comes under the scope of a public service pension scheme as defined in Section 1 of the Act.