Michael Lowry (Tipperary, Independent)
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519. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a five-month delay affecting retired teaches who have not yet received their relevant pension increases; if she will investigate the reason for this delay with the Payroll Shared Service which is part of the National Shared Services Office; when the issues causing this delay will be rectified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12100/21]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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My Department pays the salaries and pensions for current and former school staff who work or have worked in primary, secondary, community and comprehensive schools. All pay and pension increases have been implemented for the current and former school staff who work or have worked in primary, secondary, community and comprehensive schools.

In relation to retired staff of Education and Training Boards (ETBs), their pensions are paid by the Payroll Shared Service Centre (PSSC) which is part of the National Shared Services Office (NSSO). These pensions are paid on instruction from each individual ETB.

My officials have made enquiries with the PSSC in respect of the matter raised and I am informed that the PSSC are engaged in a clarification process with Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI), the representative body for the ETBs, in respect of this issue. I understand that the relevant parties are endeavouring to finalise this clarification process as soon as practicable and, once this process has been finalised, the relevant pension increases will be implemented for this cohort of former ETB employees.