Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 7 September 2018
7. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the responsibilities of officials in his Department with regard to disclosure of the terms and conditions of the Defence Forces spouses' and children's contributory pension schemes to serving and retired Defence Forces members and to potential beneficiaries. [35869/18]
View answerThe Department of Defence is responsible for the dissemination of information regarding the terms and conditions of all Defence Forces Pensions Schemes, including the relevant Spouses and Children's Contributory Pension Schemes.
Booklets setting out the terms and conditions of the Schemes, including the Spouses and Children's Pensions, are available from the Pensions Administration Section of the Department. These booklets are distributed to all Defence Forces personnel through the normal military channels and are available on the Defence Forces intranet site IKON. They are also available on the Department's recently upgraded website.
In addition, in the event of the death of a member or retired member of the Defence Forces, the Department examines the case to establish if any spouse's or children's pension entitlements exist and writes to the potential beneficiary, as appropriate.
The Department also provides briefings on pension matters to retiring Defence Forces personnel at a number of pre-retirement courses held throughout the year.
The Department is currently reviewing the dissemination of Defence Forces pensions information to serving personnel.
