Written answers
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Department of Education and Skills
Pension Provisions
Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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923. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine and advise on the position of a pension for a public servant (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15379/21]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The Education Training Boards routinely employ people by way of non-pay grants, none of whom have public service pension status. The issue of staff funded from non-pay grant payments such as the staff member in question has been, and remains a subject of consideration at central government level.
In view of this fact my Department is not in a position to accord this member of staff access to a public service pension scheme.
This was set out in the member of staff's contract when he/she was initially employed in late 2018. The person was also advised at the time that he/she could be facilitated with a Personal Retirement Savings Account (PRSA) if he/she wished to make contributions into the scheme.
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