Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 February 2010
653 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Education and Science if contract researchers in universities have to pay the pension levy and take the recent pay cut, even though these posts are funded by private money and are not eligible for a public service pension. [6089/10]
View answerFor the purposes of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (No. 2) Act 2009, Universities are public service bodies. A public servant is defined in the Act as a person who is employed by, or holds any office or other position in, a public service body. Consequently, employees of Universities are comprehended by the Act. Remuneration payable by or on behalf of a public service body to its employees, irrespective of funding source or employment status, falls to be reduced in accordance with the provisions of the Act.
