Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 October 2018
197. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 7 September 2018, the reason a pension is not being paid in full to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39712/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI wish to advise the Deputy that the individual in this case had previous pensionable service in the pension scheme of the Permanent Defence Forces as well as in the health service. Accordingly, my Department was asked by the HSE for assistance in determining the impact upon his pension entitlements of Section 52 subsections (6) and (7) of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, which imposes a limit on the total amount of pensionable service which can be paid where an individual has been a member of more than one public service pension scheme.
The HSE was advised to calculate and pay pension benefits in this case based on service up until 28 July 2012. This advice was based on the fact that if the individual had total service greater than 40 years across all schemes at that point, the Act provides under Section 52(7) that he is entitled to receive that higher entitlement.
My Department is currently working on the preparation of new guidance on the implementation of Section 52 subsections (6) and (7) of the 2012 Act. In that context, I expect that the HSE will be in further contact with the individual in this case at the appropriate time.
