James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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202. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to examine a pension matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27885/24]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The person concerned is an employee of an Education & Training Board (ETB) and, therefore, it is a matter for the relevant ETB to ensure their pensionable employees are assigned to the correct pension scheme and that the correct contributions, as provided for in the relevant legislation, are deducted.

Additional Superannuation Contribution (ASC) was introduced on 1 January 2019 and is provided for under Part 4 of the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017. In this regard, an employer is obliged to apply the appropriate rates.

The rate of ASC payable varies depending on the public service pension scheme of which an individual is a member. I understand that in this case the individual concerned was originally assigned to the wrong pension scheme, and due to the error, an underpayment of ASC arose.

The individual concerned should engage with their employer whom I trust will provide sensitivity and flexibility in putting arrangements in place to recoup outstanding monies.