asked the Minister for Health whether he will continue the full pension of £3 per week to jubilee nurses after the nurses concerned have reached the age of seventy years.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Jubilee Nurses Pensions.
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Jubilee Nurses are employed by District Nursing Associations which are affiliated to the Queen's Institute of District Nursing in Ireland. The Institute is a voluntary agency and is responsible for the remuneration and conditions of employment of the Jubilee Nurses and I have no functions regarding the superannuation of these nurses.
I understand, however, that the Institute normally pays a pension of £2 per week, and a gratuity of £1 per week to Jubilee Nurses on retirement. The gratuity of £1 per week ceases when the nurses reach 70 years, but at this stage they are normally entitled to the contributory old age pension under the Social Welfare Acts.