Brian Hayes
Question:665 Deputy Brian Hayes asked the Minister for Education and Science the reason delays are occurring in the payment of pensions to part-time teachers, employed by vocational education committees, that retired in 2009, having had pension contributions deducted, where VECs have sought but have not received guidance from his Department on the way supplementary entitlements in respect of part-time employment are to be computed; the arrangements that he will make to ensure that such retired teachers will quickly receive all their retirement benefits, including annuities and other amounts due on foot of additional voluntary contributions which cannot be determined until VECs are given the advice they have requested; if, in view of the fact that delays in advising VECs are causing a chain reaction of delays to the persons affected, he will ensure that complete guidance is issued to all relevant authorities in respect of pension entitlements related to part-time employment as teachers. [4877/10]
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