Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Ceist:115. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the pension payments for a private who finishes out a full term. [5733/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 6 February 2018
Ceisteanna (115)
Freagraí scríofa
The specific occupational pension scheme terms of members of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) depend on factors such as the date a person first joins the public service. The military superannuation arrangements of enlisted personnel in the PDF, including Privates, fall into the following three distinct categories, the terms of which are quite different from each other:
- Joined the PDF before April 2004;
- Joined on or after 1 April 2004 and before 1 January 2013; and
- Joining from 1 January 2013.
A person’s date of enlistment in the PDF, as well as their technician category, if applicable, and other specified criteria, are factors in determining their potential compulsory retirement age or, where applicable, upper service limits. These, in turn, influence the overall length of a person’s military career in terms of the calculation of their retirement benefits.
For the foregoing reasons, it is not possible to be prescriptive about the potential retirement benefits for a Private who finishes out their full term. However, if the Deputy writes to me with details of which pension scheme category he has in mind, I will be able to provide further information. If his enquiries relate to a specific member of the PDF, and he provides me with the relevant details for that member, I will arrange for my Department to reply directly to the person concerned.