Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 June 2006
53 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of a submission by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare on their request for professional added years for pension purposes from the Irish Prison Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23169/06]
View answerI refer the Deputy to my reply of the 3rd May, 2006 to Question number 469 on this matter.
I can now advise the Deputy that following receipt of the information requested from the Public Appointments Service, a submission was sent to the Department of Finance for observations. That Department has now advised the Irish Prison Service that the essential requirements of the competition from which this individual was appointed would not have precluded anyone from being appointed by the age of thirty i.e. in sufficient time to acquire the maximum service of thirty years required for optimum superannuation benefits.
Accordingly, the person in question (or anyone else appointed from the same competition) is not entitled to an award of professional added years. I understand from the Irish Prison Service that the person has been advised of the situation.
