Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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218. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a copy of the rule book of every Revenue Commissioner staff pension scheme commenced in the 1970s and 1980s which would affect staff currently retiring. [13529/17]

Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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223. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide a copy of all forms the Revenue Commissioners used in the 1970s and 1980s providing for opt in and opt out in respect of spouse and child pension provision for staff members. [13554/17]

Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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224. To ask the Minister for Finance the proportion of staff members in the Revenue Commissioners that have opted out of spouse and child pension provision. [13555/17]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 218, 223 and 224 together.

I am advised by Revenue that they have contacted the Deputy's office directly to provide the requested documentation in relation to questions 13529/17 and 13554/17.

The following documents were provided in response to question 13529/17:

FAQ 1 Established Civil Servants including Prison Officers Who Pay Modified Class B PRSI

FAQ 2 Established Civil Servants Including Prison Officers who Pay Class A PRSI

FAQ 3 Non-contributory Pension Scheme for Non-established State Employees

A Brief Guide to the Occupational Superannuation Scheme for Established Civil Servants

The following documents were provided in response to question 13554/17:

Forms for 1979 Non-established State Employees Contributory Widow's and Children's Pension Scheme

1981 Spouses' and Children's Pension Scheme

Revised 1984 Spouses' and Children's Pension Scheme

1986 Non-established State Employees Spouses' and Children's Pension Scheme

In reply to question 13555/17 I have been advised by the Revenue Commissioners that based on a query run against the latest payroll, 17.72% of staff members in the Revenue Commissioners have opted out of the spouse and child pension provision.