Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 July 2013
499. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason there has been a delay with the processing of a person's work entitlements (details supplied); the reason the necessary documentation was not sent in order to calculate and finalise payment of this person's entitlements; and if he will reassure this person that their application will be processed without any further delay. [35950/13]
View answerUnder the Garda Síochána Pension Scheme my Department is responsible for authorising and paying pensions to retired Gardaí. The person in question retired from the Garda Síochána on 14th August 2004 and at that time was paid a net retirement gratuity of €33,982.54, together with an annual pension which currently amounts to €19,654.20 per annum. On 24th October 2012 my Department's Financial Shared Services Centre received a request from this person's legal representatives for certain information. In order to respond to the request my Department requires information from the Garda authorities. When the full information is received a response will be issued to the legal representatives.
