Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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1024. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made on the issue of pension provision for research staff grades who do not have access to public service pensions in higher education Institutions, particularly in relation to the technological university sector (details supplied). [13110/23]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I am firmly of the view that there should be access to public service pensions for research staff in all higher education institutions across the sector.

As such, my Department has been engaging positively with management bodies, the Department for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and the Department of Education on a business case to support access to the single public service pension scheme for those researchers who are not currently able to join the scheme.

This is a complex matter and is admittedly taking some time to resolve, but I wish to assure the Deputy that officials are working to achieve a resolution as soon as possible.