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Public Sector Pensions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 January 2014

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Questions (586)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

586. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide, in tabular form and year on year, the occasions on which he has signed off on the awarding of added years to public sector workers between March 2011 and December 2013; the grade of the persons awarded the added years; and the number of added years awarded in each instance. [1364/14]

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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

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