Written answers
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Community Employment Schemes Supervisors
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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260. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to implement the 2008 Labour Court recommendation on the provision of pensions for community employment supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45154/17]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, Community Employment (CE) scheme supervisors are employees of private companies in the community and voluntary sector. The State is not responsible for funding pension arrangements for such employees even where the companies in question are reliant on State funding. It is open to individuals to make provision for a pension by way of PRSA which all employers are obliged to facilitate.
Nevertheless, it should be noted that the issue of CE supervisors’ pension provision is currently being examined by a Community Sector High Level Forum, chaired by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. My Department is represented on this group, as are IMPACT, SIPTU, Pobal and other relevant Government Departments. I understand their work is ongoing and that the Forum is due to meet again in early November 2017.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
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