Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 November 2023
131. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to provide an update in relation to a pension transfer for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50377/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs the Deputy is aware, it was necessary to pause transfers of pensionable service to/from CIÉ under the Public Sector Transfer Network (PSTN), pending clarification of CIÉ's position with regard to funding those transfers.
Following consideration of this matter, and clarifications received from CIÉ through the Department of Transport, such transfers of service are no longer paused. Transfer of service cases involving CIÉ can therefore progress in line with the normal rules of the transfer scheme. This position was communicated by my Department to the Department of Defence on
16th October 2023.
Any person wishing to transfer their pensionable service from one pre-existing public service pension scheme to another should engage with their HR/pension administrator, who will be in a position to advise whether that transfer may proceed and what the necessary steps are to progress this.
The person concerned should engage with their former and current employers (Department of Defence and CIÉ, respectively) in relation to progressing their transfer of service case, in line with the normal rules of the transfer scheme.
