Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 January 2016
405. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills in the event of a secondary school teacher resigning from a union, if the extension of the grace period under the Lansdowne Road agreement applies in terms of calculating retirement pension level; if the teacher would go up the incremental scale after the ending of the Haddington Road agreement in June 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2340/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe position is that the extension of the grace period (during which a teacher who retires will have their superannuation entitlements calculated by reference to the pay scales and pensionable allowances applying to him/her on 30 June 2013) to 1 April 2019 applies to all teachers who are members of a public service pension scheme, regardless of which sector the teacher is working in or whether the teacher is a member of a trade union.
In relation to progression on the incremental scale, the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015 provides that, unless a collective agreement applies to a public servant, no increment shall be awarded to the public servant and the operation of the pay scale that applies in respect of the public servant shall stand suspended until 1 July 2018.
