Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 June 2015
220. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will now put in place a pension scheme for community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors, as per the Labour Court recommendation of July 2008 (details supplied); if she will make the scheme retroactive to 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23853/15]
View answerThe Deputy will be aware that Community Employment (CE) supervisors are the employees of private companies. In the circumstances, it is not possible for the State to take over responsibility for funding pension arrangements for employees of private companies, even where those companies are reliant on State funding.
This position was confirmed by the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform (D/PER) to this Department in March of this year. The D/PER’s position is that private companies contracted by the State to provide a service, including those in the community sector, must manage their expenditure pressures, including labour and pension costs, from within existing funding levels.
