My Department approves added years under pension scheme provisions for members of An Garda Síochána, certain public servants and unestablished civil servants. The added years arise in the context of ill-health retirements and deaths in service and the details of the pensions awarded that included added years between March 2011 and December 2013 are as follows:
Ill-Health
Year
|
Grade
|
Added years
|
2011
|
Garda
|
2.28
|
2011
|
Garda
|
2.46
|
2011
|
Garda
|
0.65
|
2011
|
Garda
|
6.67
|
2011
|
Cleaner
|
7.32
|
2011
|
Night Supervisor
|
1.98
|
2011
|
Night Supervisor
|
8.87
|
2011
|
Childcare Worker
|
2.17
|
2011
|
Childcare Worker
|
9.49
|
2011
|
Childcare Worker
|
6.67
|
2012
|
Garda
|
3.90
|
2012
|
Garda
|
1.41
|
2012
|
Garda
|
4.42
|
2012
|
Cleaner
|
6.67
|
2012
|
Cleaner
|
0.57
|
2012
|
Childcare Worker
|
4.47
|
2012
|
Community Service Supervisor
|
8.11
|
2013
|
Sergeant
|
2.15
|
2013
|
Sergeant
|
4.02
|
2013
|
Sergeant
|
6.67
|
2013
|
Cleaner
|
2.67
|
2013
|
Service Attendant
|
7.91
|
2013
|
Childcare Worker
|
3.66
|
2013
|
Community Service Supervisor
|
6.67
|
2013
|
Deputy Director
|
2.72
|
2013
|
Childcare Worker
|
8.00
|
2013
|
Night Unit Manager
|
6.67
|
Death In Service
The pension benefits in respect of a death in service provide for added years in the calculation of the death gratuity and also the annual pension payable to a surviving spouse. When a surviving spouse’s pension is payable, the added years approved by my Department represent the difference between actual service and maximum pensionable service.
Year
|
Grade
|
Added Years Death Gratuity
|
Surviving Spouse’s Pension
|
2011
|
Garda
|
2.72
|
2.72
|
2011
|
Garda
|
4.60
|
4.60
|
2011
|
Service Officer
|
5.42
|
no surviving spouse
|
2012
|
Garda
|
4.99
|
4.99
|
2012
|
Garda
|
1.03
|
1.03
|
2012
|
Sergeant
|
2.96
|
2.96
|
In cases where the amount of the death gratuity equates to one year’s pensionable pay there is no added year’s provision for the death gratuity. However, as above, when a surviving spouse’s annual pension is payable, the added years approved by my Department represent the difference between actual service and maximum pensionable service.
Year
|
Grade
|
Added Years Death Gratuity
|
Surviving Spouse’s Pension
|
2011
|
Garda
|
0.00
|
9.40
|
2011
|
Sergeant
|
0.00
|
20.63
|
2011
|
Sergeant
|
0.00
|
18.22
|
2012
|
Garda
|
0.00
|
16.62
|
2012
|
Garda
|
0.00
|
21.46
|
2013
|
Garda
|
0.00
|
12.67
|