Written answers

Tuesday, 29 September 2015

Department of Education and Skills

Pension Provisions

Photo of Terence FlanaganTerence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Renua Ireland)
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504. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to a matter (details supplied) regarding a primary school teacher; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32934/15]

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The position in the case of the person to whom the Deputy refers is that she was first employed as a teacher after 1 January 2013. Any person employed in a pensionable capacity in the public service after the 1st January 2013 has their employment governed by the terms of the Public Service Pension (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 unless certain exceptions applied. These exceptions include if a person was employed in a pensionable capacity at any time in the 26 weeks prior to the 1st January 2013 or was availing of approved leave of absence (which did not constitute a break in service). Based on the information currently available to my Department the person to whom the Deputy refers meets the criteria for membership of the Single Pension Scheme. Under the Single Pension Scheme no provision exists to transfer inward any prior pensionable service or pension entitlements.

A person having previously completed the vesting period (normally 2 years) in any pre-existing pension scheme will in the normal course have entitlement to a deferred benefit payable under that scheme on reaching the appropriate preserved pension age.

A letter outlining this position will issue directly to the person in question in the coming week.

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