Written answers

Thursday, 9 February 2017

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Superannuation Schemes

Photo of Denise MitchellDenise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein)
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156. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the mandatory application of the spouses' and children's scheme is under review; if there is consideration of it being optional; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6444/17]

Photo of Paschal DonohoePaschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Membership of the Revised Civil Service Spouses and Childrens' Superannuation Scheme has been compulsory for all new entrant Civil Servants since 1984.

The benefits of the Revised scheme compared to the Original scheme are that post-retirement spouses are now encompassed by the scheme and post-retirement children, including those born outside of marraige who weren't previously covered, now are. Therefore it is extremely difficult to definitively state that a member will never benefit from this scheme.

Public service spouses' and children's schemes are structured on a group insurance basis and the member contribution rates take account of the fact that payment of benefits will not arise in respect of all members. On that basis I have no plans to review the scheme at present.

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