Niall Collins
Question:270. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13007/23]
View answerTuesday, 21 March 2023
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The Deputy has asked if matters in relation to a pension for a person (details supplied) will be addressed. I understand that similar cases have been the subject of a number of reviews by my predecessors and senior civil servants in my Department over the years in which legal advice was sought on the matter.
The position, as I understand it, is that the person concerned and some other former employees of the Department of Transport and Power voluntarily resigned from the civil service upon accepting posts with Aer Rianta.
On transfer to Aer Rianta, with their agreement, those employees also transferred from the Civil Service Pension Scheme to the Irish Aviation Superannuation Scheme (IASS). Their pension entitlements were transferred at the same time and the IASS received a contribution from the Department in full recognition of the benefit accrued.
It is the Department’s view that daa (formerly Aer Rianta) has complied with its obligations to the individual concerned and other former civil servants with regard to their pension entitlement in accordance with the terms agreed at the time they accepted a contract of employment with Aer Rianta. This position has previously been conveyed to the individual concerned.