Mary Lou McDonald
Question:258 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Social Protection if all non-commercial State agency employees under her Department’s aegis are paid directly from the Exchequer. [30894/11]
View answerTuesday, 25 October 2011
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The three statutory bodies operating under the aegis of the Department of Social Protection are the Social Welfare Tribunal, the Citizens Information Board and the Pensions Board. In addition, the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of the Department.
Employees of the Social Welfare Tribunal, the Citizens Information Board and the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman are paid directly from the Exchequer.
Salaries of employees of the Pensions Board are paid from annual fees received by the Board from occupational pension schemes and from providers of Personal Retirement Savings Accounts and trust Retirement Annuity Contracts.