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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 1 Dec 1976

Vol. 294 No. 8

Written Answers. - Retired Civil Servant's Pension.

69.

asked the Minister for the Public Service the pension and gratuity payable to an industrial civil servant on a retiring wage of £44 after 40 years service and no Army service who commenced employment on 1st April, 1936, and retired on 31st March, 1976, if he had been absent from work due to illness in each year of service for the full period of sick pay applicable to established civil servants up to 31st May, 1967, and had not been given paid leave and was not otherwise absent from work and if he was absent from work due to illness in the period 1st June, 1967, to 31st March, 1976, for the full period of paid sick leave applicable to established civil servants but was allowed paid leave only in accordance with the full provisions of the sick pay scheme applicable to industrial civil servants from 1st June, 1976, and was not otherwise absent, indicating (a) the reckonable service (b) the amount of gratuity and the method by which the gratuity is calculated (c) the pensionable wage in April, 1976, having regard to full social welfare pension for a single man and (d) the amount of pension on retirement on 1st April, 1976.

The information required is as follows:—

(a) Reckonable Service: 31 years and 141 days.

(b) Lump Sum:

31 141/365 × 3 80 × £44 × 52? = £2,703.30

(c) Pensionable Wage:

£

Pay

44 per week

Less twice the single Social Welfare Retirement Pension Rate

24.30,,,,

£19.70

It is, of course, highly unlikely that an established civil servant would continue to serve for 40 years and be absent every year with maximum sick leave entitlement; the question of discharging such an officer on grounds of ill-health would arise long before he would reach retiring age.

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