Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 10 Jun 1998

Vol. 492 No. 2

Written Answers. - Civil Service Pensions.

Ivor Callely

Question:

111 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Finance the number of public service pensioners still waiting payment of arrears arising out of the restructuring deals in their pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13871/98]

Minister for Finance (Mr. McCreevy)

As the Deputy is aware, my Department is directly responsible for Civil Service pensioners. About 20 per cent of these pensioners have not yet received their full entitlement under the various PCW restructuring deals. The bulk of them did, of course, receive an interim payment in 1997 or earlier this year.

My Department has sought the relevant service details of these pensioners from their parent Departments in order to determine their full entitlement under the relevant restructuring deals. The compilation of this information by the parent Departments is time consuming because the individual files have to be examined manually and the relevant information may not be readily available on the files. I can assure the Deputy that the case in question will be dealt with by my Department as soon as the information comes to hand.