Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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217. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if community welfare officers who transferred from the HSE to his Department retained their Gaeltacht allowances if they had one; if these allowances were considered as part of the pay of CWOs for pension purposes; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33350/16]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The terms and conditions under which former Community Welfare staff transferred from the HSE to the Department of Social Protection, provided for the retention of the Gaeltacht allowance on a personal basis. The allowance is considered as part of pay for pension purposes.