Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 July 2008
71 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the reason the Air Corps service of a soldier (details supplied) in Dublin 5 who ended their service in October 1970 is not eligible for transfer to the Aer Lingus superannuation scheme; the pension provision that exists for those with pre-1970 service; and his views on amending the rules of pension eligibility to approve the transfer of Army service to link with the Aer Lingus pension. [28819/08]
View answerThe transfer of service in question is a matter for Aer Lingus and the Department of Defence. I might say that the person concerned served in the Permanent Defence Force until 1967 and again for one month with the reserve Defence Force in 1969 in a full time capacity. The latter period may be transferred to Aer Lingus. However, Aer Lingus has not accepted the former service for transfer purposes under the Public Service Transfer Network. As the service involved predated Aer Lingus joining the network in 1973, it is at the company's discretion whether the previous service will be accepted by them for transfer. I have no proposals to amend the Public Service Transfer Network to provide for the automatic transfer of service in such cases.
