Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 16 September 2016
929. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the policy in relation to persons at a senior level in the public service taking early retirement in different strands of the public service receiving added years in terms of their pension entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26205/16]
View answerThe only added years awarded in the Civil and Public Service to persons before reaching the standard retirement age are to Secretaries General, County Managers, CEOs of non-commercial State Bodies, and to staff in any grade who retire on health grounds before normal retirement age.
Following a government decision on 25 October 2011, no Secretary General appointed after that date now receives added years as part of their terms. Similarly the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government removed these terms for newly appointed City/County managers from 26 July 2012. Delegated authority to award added years to CEOs was withdrawn by my Department on 4th February 2010
Added years for superannuation purposes are no longer available for new entrant public servants since the introduction of the Single Pension Scheme for Public Servants in January 2013.
