Written answers
Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Department of Social Protection
Public Sector Pensions Issues
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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378. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide in tabular form year on year the occasions on which she has signed off on the awarding of added years to public sector workers between March 2011 and December 2013; the grade of the persons awarded the added years; and the number of added years awarded in each instance. [1366/14]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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In the case of ill health retirement, added years may be awarded on receipt of a recommendation from the Chief Medical Officer that the person concerned is incapable on medical grounds of regular and effective service and that this medical incapacity is likely to be permanent.
As Minister, I am the appropriate deciding authority for cases of grades at Principal level and above within the Department of Social Protection. During the period in question, there have been no cases that required me to make a decision regarding added years for retiring officers.
I have no decision role in the award of professional added years. These are awarded strictly in accordance with the rules of the superannuation schemes, as set out in centralised circulars.
The appropriate deciding authority for added years in the context of ill health retirements for officials at and below Assistant Principal level is the Secretary General of the Department.
For the information of the Deputy, details of all cases where added years was awarded in my Department between March 2011 and December 2013 are set out in the following tables:
PERIOD: 1/3/2011 to 31/12/2011
| GRADE | AWARD | REASON |
|---|---|---|
| SVO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 4 years 5 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 4 years 132 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 2 years 184 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 6 years 18 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| SO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| SO | 3 years 227 days | Ill health added years |
| SO | 60.6 days | Ill health added years |
| EO | 2 years 313 days | Ill health added years |
| EO | 2 years 6 days | Ill health added years |
| EO | 2 years 208 days | Ill health added years |
| HEO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| HEO | 5 years 342 days | Ill health added years |
| AP | 3 years 134 days | Professional added years |
| Medical Assessor | 7 years 225 days | Professional added years |
| Accountant | 259 days | Professional added years |
PERIOD: 1/1/2012 to 31/12/2012
| GRADE | AWARD | REASON |
|---|---|---|
| CO | 2 years 55 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 2 years 35 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 4 years 228 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 5 years 1 day | Ill health added years |
| CO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 8 years 347 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 7 years 149 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 6 years 11 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 8 years 54 days | Ill health added years |
| SO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| SO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| EO | 4 years 205 days | Ill health added years |
| EO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| EO | 2 years 261 days | Ill health added years |
| EO | 1 year 328 days | Ill health added years |
| EO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| HEO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| HEO | 3 years 40 days | Ill health added years |
| HEO | 3 years 79 days | Ill health added years |
| HEO | 3 years 79 days | Ill health added years |
| Medical Assessor | 4 years 331 days | Professional added years |
| Medical Assessor | 5 years 87 days | Professional added years |
PERIOD: 1/1/2013 to 31/12/2013
| GRADE | AWARD | REASON |
|---|---|---|
| CO | 270 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 1 year 31 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 3 years 353.5 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 8 years 359 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 8 years 257 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 6 years 146.5 days | Ill health added years |
| CO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| EO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| EO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| EO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| HEO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| HEO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| HEO | 6 years 243 days | Ill health added years |
| HEO | 6 years 86.5 days | Ill health added years |
| HEO | 4 years 46 days | Ill health added years |
| Medical Assessor | 7 years | Professional added years |
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