Lansdowne Road Agreement

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 January 2016

Thursday, 28 January 2016

Ceisteanna (120)

Seán Kyne

Ceist:

120. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015, if a public servant of pensionable age, working in a sector where the relevant union has voted against the Lansdowne Road agreement, who will reach the 25th point of the salary scale on 7 August 2016, and who will resign on 31 August 2016, will have their retirement lump sum and annual pension calculated as if their final salary was at the 25th point of the salary scale. [3607/16]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

Statutory Instrument 547/2015 made under Section 9 of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act (FEMPI) 2013 extends the 'grace period' to April 2019. Under the 'grace period', all affected public servants who retire before April 2019 will have their superannuation benefits calculated with reference to pay rates which disregard the effect of the pay reductions and the effect of any suspension of the operation of a pay scale (increment freeze or delay) under that Act.