Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 June 2016
184. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the changes he proposes to the provisions in the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012; the timeframe involved; if and when pension abatement when taking up employment in other sections of the public service will be subject to change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16475/16]
View answerThe Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 sets out the rules of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme, which is the default pension scheme for new-joiner public servants since 2013. In addition, the Act contains diverse provisions which may affect the pension position of serving and retired public servants generally. These provisions include, at section 52 of the Act, the basis on which public service pensioners may have their pensions abated, where those pensioners become employed again in the public service. I have no proposals to make substantive changes to the 2012 Act, whether in respect of pension abatement or otherwise.
