asked the Minister for the Public Service if he will set out side by side the principal benefits and contributions applicable to (a) manual employees of the State—State industrial workers, (b) local authority manual workers, and (c) Bord na Móna manual workers, in schemes approved directly or indirectly by his Department, including provision for pension and exgratia pensions for widows.
Written Answers. - State-Employed Manual Workers' Benefits.
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The information required is set out in the attached table.
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Benefit/Contribution |
State manual employees |
Local authority manual workers |
Bórd na Móna manual workers |
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Pension |
1/80th of the amount by which annual pensionable remuneration exceeds twice the annual equivalent of the maximum personal rate of old age (contributory) pension payable at the time of retirement, to a man who has no adult dependant or qualified children, in respect of each year of pensionable service (pro-rata for a fraction of a year), minimum 5 years, maximum 40 years. |
1/80th of the amount by which pensionable remuneration exceeds twice the maximum personal rate of old age (contributory) pension payable at the time of retirement to a man who has no adult dependant or qualified children, in respect of each year of pensionable service (pro-rata for a fraction of a year), minimum 5 years, maximum 40 years. (The reduction in pensionable remuneration does not apply in determining so much of pension as relates to service prior to 27 May 1977). |
1/80th (in respect of each year of pensionable service) of the amount by which the member's annual retiring wage exceeds twice the annual equivalent of the old age (contributory) pension payable in respect of a single man at the date of the member's retirement, subject to a minimum of 10 years, and a maximum of 40 years service |
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Lump sum |
3/80ths of annual pensionable remuneration in respect of each year of pensionable service (pro-rata for a fraction of a year), minimum 5 years, maximum 40 years. |
3/80ths of annual pensionable remuneration in respect of each year of pensionable service (pro-rata for a fraction of a year), minimum 5 years, maximum 40 years. |
A gratuity equal to 1/30th of his annual retiring wage for each year of pensionable service subject to a maximum of 30/30ths. |
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Death Gratuity |
Annual pensionable remuneration or the lump-sum which would have been awarded if employee retired on grounds of ill health on date of death. |
Annual pensionable remuneration or the lump-sum which would have been awarded if employee retired on grounds of ill health on date of death. |
(i) Annual retiring wage or(ii) 1/30th of retiring wage for each year of pensionable service, maximum 30/30ths, plus 5 years pension payments,whichever is the greater. A qualifying period of 5 years service is required. |
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Contribution |
Non-contributory |
(a) 3½% of the amount by which weekly wages exceed twice the maximum personal weekly rate of old age (contributory) pension payable to a man who has no adult dependant or qualified children, and(b) 1½% of weekly wages. |
3% of wages. |
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Widows and Children's Pensions |
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(a) Death in service or death after retirement with ill-health pension. |
No widows' and children's pension scheme in operation. |
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(i) Widow |
One half of pension employee would have had had he served to age 65. |
One half of pension employee would have had had he served to age 65. |
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(ii) Children |
One third of widow's pension for each child, maximum three children. |
One third of widow's pension for each child, maximum three children. |
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(iii) Orphans |
Two thirds of widow's pension for first child and one third of widow's pension for second child. |
Two thirds of widow's pension for first child and one third of widow's pension for second child. |
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(b) Death after retirement other than on ill health grounds. |
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(i) Widow |
One half of employee's pension. |
One half of employee's pension. |
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(ii) Children |
As in (a) (ii) above |
As in (a) (ii) above |
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(iii) Orphans |
As in (a) (iii) above |
As in (a) (iii) above |
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(c) Contributions |
(i) Periodic contributions of 1½% of the amount by which weekly wages exceed twice the maximum personal weekly rate of old age (contributory) pension payable to a man who has no adult dependant or qualified children. |
(i) Periodic contributions of 1½% of the amount by which weekly wages exceed twice the maximum personal weekly rate of old age (contributory) pension payable to a man who has no adult dependant or qualified children. |
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(ii) Lump sum contribution of 1% of the annual equivalent of the amount by which weekly wages exceed twice the maximum personal weekly rate of old age (contributory) pension payable to a man who has no adult dependant or qualified children, in respect of each year of reckonable service for which periodic contributions were not paid. |
(ii) Lump sum contribution of 1% of the annual equivalent of the amount by which weekly wages exceed twice the maximum personal weekly rate of old age (contributory) pension payable to a man who has no adult dependant or qualified children in respect of each year of reckonable service for which periodic contributions were not paid. (The reduction in weekly wages does not apply to contributions in respect of service prior to 25 May 1977). |
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(d) Ex-gratia widows' pension |
Benefits are two thirds of those under the contributory scheme as outlined at (a) and (b) above. (This is being increased to five-sixths with effect from 1 July, 1979.) |
Benefits are two thirds of those under the contributory scheme as outlined at (a) and (b) above. (This is being increased to five-sixths with effect from 1 July, 1979). |