Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 25 November 2010
81 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance if there are circumstances whereby the pension entitlements of a former public official can be reduced as a penalty for proven negligence or incompetence in the conduct of their duties and if there is any precedent for such action. [44472/10]
View answerThe pension entitlements of a former official in the Civil Service, for which I am responsible, can be reduced in the circumstances which are dealt with in Conciliation & Arbitration Scheme General Council Reports number 1276 and 1333. In cases of officials who are dismissed or who resign to pre-empt dismissal and which involve financial loss to the Exchequer, the amount of the loss, plus interest, may be recovered by means of deduction from the preserved benefits payable. Compound interest in such cases would be charged at the appropriate rate in respect of the period between the date on which the loss was incurred and the date of repayment.
