Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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109. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will change the practice whereby a person who has an entitlement to retire from their public service job is obliged to sign on weekly for jobseeker’s benefit in order to obtain their entitlement under co-ordinated pension as in the case of a person (details supplied). [34617/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Jobseeker's Benefit scheme is a payment available to people under 66 years of age who become fully or partly unemployed, irrespective of the nature of their previous employment, and have paid enough pay-related social insurance (PRSI) contributions.

The issue raised by the Deputy refers to the requirements as regards a public service pension.  The policy for public service pensions is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

I hope that this clarifies the position for the Deputy.