Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 October 2015
406. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 345 of 29 September 2015, if he is aware that the individual concerned made an application to the Army Pensions Board in May 2014, but was not called to the medical board until April 2015. [34470/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised that the individual in this case was discharged from the Defence Forces in May 2013, and that he made his application for a disability pension in May 2014 and was seen by the Army Pensions Board in April 2015.
As outlined previously, the nature of disability pension applications means that the procedure for investigating them takes some time to complete. The length of time taken to process these applications is also subject to the availability of the members of the Army Pensions Board and to the fact that all applications are dealt with in chronological order.
I can confirm that my Department has now received the written report of the Army Pensions Board in this case and will be writing to the applicant to advise him of the decision regarding his application. The Deputy may wish to note that in the event that a disability pension is awarded in this case, the terms of the Army Pensions Acts provide that payment will be backdated to the individual’s date of discharge in 2013.
