Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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682. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to review an application for a children's pension by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5720/16]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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The person in question is in receipt of a pension from my Department under the Primary School Teachers Spouses' and Children's Pension Scheme, as the spouse of a deceased teacher.

Eligibility for children's pension under the scheme of which the deceased was a member is restricted to the children born of the member's marriage, children adopted by the member while in service and to step-children of the member where such children were dependent on the member while living. Pension is not payable in respect of the member's granddaughter notwithstanding that the spouse of the member is the child's guardian.

The provisions of the superannuation scheme are of general application and it is not open to me to depart from them in individual cases.