Written answers
Thursday, 18 July 2013
Department of Social Protection
Departmental Agencies Pension Provisions
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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325. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in respect of each State agency and commercial State company under the aegis of her Department, if she will provide details of the name of each pension scheme; details of the salary percentage contributions made by the employer and the employees; the latest information on the funding position of the scheme; if any changes are planned; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36378/13]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Pensions Board, the Citizens Information Board and the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman come under the aegis of my Department. All schemes are unfunded. Details in relation to salary contributions are set out in the tabular statement below:
PENSIONS BOARD
| PENSIONS SCHEME | EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION ( All employer contributions are remitted to Department of Social Protection) | EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION * |
|---|---|---|
| Pensions Board Staff Pension Scheme | 25% of pensionable pay | 1.5% of pensionable pay plus 3.5% of net pensionable pay |
| Pensions Board Spouses' & Children's Pension Scheme | 25% of pensionable pay for staff appointed post 1995 and 30% of pensionable pay for staff appointed pre 1995 | 1.5% of pensionable pay |
| Single Public Service Pension (Is applicable for New Entrants since Jan 2013) | 25% of Pensionable Pay | 3% of pensionable pay plus 3.5% of net pensionable pay |
CITIZENS INFORMATION BOARD
| PENSION SCHEME | EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION | EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION* |
|---|---|---|
| The Citizens Information Board Employee Superannuation Scheme | N/A | National Rehabilitation Board staff (NRB) appointed pre April 95 who transferred to Comhairle (formerly CIB) - 5% of pensionable pay NRB staff appointed post April 95 who transferred to Comhairle - 1.5% of pensionable pay plus 3.5% of net pensionable pay National Social Services Board staff who transferred to Comhairle and Citizens Information Board staff (formerly Comhairle) -- 1.5% of pensionable pay plus 3.5% of net pensionable pay |
| The Citizens Information Board Spouses' & Children's Scheme. | N/A | 1.5% of pensionable pay |
| Single Public Service Pension (Is applicable for New Entrants since Jan 2013 | N/A | 3% of pensionable pay plus 3.5% of net pensionable Pay |
OFFICE OF THE PENSIONS OMBUDSMAN
Pension Scheme only relates to the Pension Ombudsman as all other staff in the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman are serving civil servants
| PENSION SCHEME | EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION | EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION |
|---|---|---|
| Pension Ombudsman's Superannuation Scheme | N/A | 1.5% of pensionable pay plus 3.5% of net pensionable pay |
| Contributory Pension Scheme for the Spouse, Civil Partner and Children of the Pensions Ombudsman | N/A | 1.5% of pensionable pay |
* Pensionable Pay (Basic salary plus any pensionable allowances)
Net Pensionable Pay (Pensionable pay less twice the annual rate of the maximum Contributory State Pension ( CSP) currently payable by the Department of Social Protection.
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