Written answers

Tuesday, 21 November 2017

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Photo of Michael MoynihanMichael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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601. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to outline the position regarding the provision of a pension scheme for community employment scheme supervisors; when she expects this issue to be resolved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49371/17]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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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 on 23 November 2017.

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

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