Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 4 Jul 1996

Vol. 468 No. 2

Written Answers. - Pension Eligibility.

Mary O'Rourke

Question:

66 Mrs. O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance if he will review the case of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath who wishes to ascertain his eligibility pension/redundancy rights following his employment in the Office of Public Works. [14894/96]

Minister of State at the Department of Finance (Mr. Coveney)

The person referred to was employed by the Office of Public Works for the following periods:

Dates	Years	Days
01/10/79-23/11/79	—	54
27/05/80-21/11/80	—	179
08/06/81-20/11/81	—	166
12/07/82-26/11/82	—	138
04/07/83-14/10/83	—	103
23/09/85-20/12/85	—	89
	1	364
Less Unpaid Absences		20
Total	1	344

The person had less than two years overall service and since the gaps between periods of service exceeded 26 weeks, the person did not qualify for redundancy payments.