Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 October 2022
356. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a teacher (details supplied) with a cash equivalent value transfer certificate in respect of her pension entitlements from the years that she taught in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47972/22]
View answerThe teacher to whom the Deputy refers is a member of two pension schemes. She has preserved entitlements under the Primary School Teachers Pension Scheme and a statement of pension benefits under this scheme issued to her last July. She is also a member of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme but has not yet served the vesting period which is required to qualify for retirement benefits under that scheme.
A cash equivalent transfer value certificate is not provided for in this jurisdiction in the same way as it is in the UK. However officials in my Department are actively engaged with a representative of the teacher in question and will provide an actuarial valuation of her pension benefits in due course.
