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Superannuation Schemes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 January 2019

Tuesday, 29 January 2019

Ceisteanna (557, 558, 559, 560)

Brendan Howlin

Ceist:

557. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when the provisions of the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018 will be applied to supervisors of community employment schemes and other activation and community programmes funded by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3908/19]

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Brendan Howlin

Ceist:

558. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community employment scheme supervisors who have sought permission to stay in employment beyond the age of 66 years as provided for other public servants under the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3909/19]

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Brendan Howlin

Ceist:

559. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community employment scheme supervisors who are aged 65 years or over; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3910/19]

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Brendan Howlin

Ceist:

560. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of participants on community employment schemes over 60 years of age by year in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3911/19]

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Freagraí scríofa

I propose to take Questions Nos. 557 to 560, inclusive, together.

As the Deputy is aware the provisions of the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Act 2018 relates to public service employees only.

Participants and supervisors on community employment programmes operated by my Department are employees of private companies in the community and voluntary sector that receive public funding. They are not employees of my Department or public servants and therefore the provisions of the Act do not apply to them.

My Department does not provide funding for participant or supervisors who have reached the State Pension age.

There are currently 44 supervisors on Community Employment schemes aged between 65 and 66 years.

There are 4,655 participants on Community Employment schemes aged between 60 and 66 years, details of which are set out in Table 1.

Table 1 - Community Employment scheme participants over 60 years

Participant Age

Number

60 years

802

61 years

828

62 years

874

63 years

831

64 years

732

65 years

588

Total

4,655

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