Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a pension for a person (details supplied). [18359/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The person to whom the Deputy refers has been in regular engagement with my Department regarding her pension benefits. She retired in late February 2018 and only recently provided us with the information necessary to calculate those benefits.

My Department has given a committment to process pension benefits within 12 weeks of the date of retirement and I can now confirm that the calculation of pension benefits for the person concerned is complete. It is intended that the pension benefits will be paid on the 3rd May 2018 and each fortnight thereafter.

Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is difficulty in paying first pension payments from his Department. [18360/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Given the complex nature of pension schemes my Department has a 12 week processing period for the award of pension benefits to those on the payroll of the Department. 

In general this timeframe is met and pension benefits are in payment within 12 weeks of retirement.  If there is a delay, which does not occur very often and is generally as a result of unusual circumstances, officials in my Department make contact with the retiree concerned to update them on the progress of their retirement benefit.