James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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1270. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the position regarding the provision of a pension for supervisors and assistant supervisors working for community employment schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46966/17]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, Community Employment (CE) scheme supervisors and assistant 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 later in November 2017.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.