The sources and references for the contents of this Handbook are listed by Chapter below.
3. Superannuation terms for “New Entrants” from 1 April 2004 – Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004
1. Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 [no. 7 of 2004]
2. Letter to Departments dated 26 March 2004 regarding the 2004 Act and “new entrants”
4. General Conditions for Scheme Membership and Eligibility for Benefits 1. Superannuation Act, 1859 (22 Vic C 26): S. 8
2. Circular 46/75: Revision of the Superannuation Code
3. Civil Service Superannuation Regulations, 1980 (S.1. 188 of 1980):
Regulation 4(a)(i)
5/6. Pensionable Remuneration/Emoluments
1. Superannuation Act, 1834 (4 & 5 Guillemi iv C 24): S.12;28 2. Superannuation Act, 1919 (9 & 10 Geo V C 67): S. l(l)(b) 3. Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1963 (No. 24 of 1963): S.8
4. DPS letter to Personnel Officer of 15 August, 1972: Superannuation - Misconduct Deductions
5. DPS letter to Personnel Officers of 8 December, 1972: superannuation - Acting Appointments
6. Circular 24/73 - Allowances in the nature of pay 7. Circular 46/75: Revision of the Superannuation Code
8. Civil Service Superannuation Regulations, 1980 (S.1. 188 of 1980): Regulations 3;
9(a); 11
9. Circular 6/95: Revised social insurance status and conditions of service of certain civil servants
7. Integration: Post 5 April 1995 staff
1. Circular 19/2005, 20 July 2005 - Revised Method of Integration 2. Circular 20/2005 dated 20 July 2005
3. Circular 3/2006 dated 29 March 2005 – extending time limit for option and other matters
4. Letter of 2 October 2006 to Departments – re options 5. Protection of Employees (Part-TimeWork) Act 2001
8. Reckonable Service
1. Superannuation Act, 1859 (22 Vic c 26): S.2 2. Circulars18/39, 23/50, 3/53 and 41/69
3. Circular 46/75: Revision of the Superannuation Code
4. Civil Service Superannuation Regulations, 1980 (S.1. 188 of 1980): Regulations 2, 4, 5
5. Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act, 1981 (No.1 of 1981): S.310 to 313; Sixth Schedule
6. Civil Service Superannuation (No.2) Regulations, 1983 (S.1. 43 of 1983).
7. Department of Finance letter to Personnel Officers, 31 May 2002 regarding reduction of vesting period from 5 to 2 years
9.1 Notional Service: Ill health/Death in Service 1. Circular 46/75: Revision of the Superannuation Code
2. Civil Service Superannuation Regulations, 1980 (S.I. 188 of 1980): Regulation 5(3).
9.2 Notional Service: Abolition of Office/Reorganisation 1. Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1963 (No.24 of 1963): S.6;7 9.3 Notional Service: Designated Professional Grades
1. Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1963 (No.24 of 1963): S.6 9.4 "Ad Hoc" Notional Service
1. Ad hoc arbitration finding of 29 May, 1984, under the Civil Service Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme
2. Circular 11/85: Ad hoc arbitration finding on a claim for the award of added years to certain civil service grades
3. Department of Finance Letter to Personnel Officers of 21 December, 1988 4. Circular 12/97 : Revised Schemes for the award of professional, technical and specialist added years to certain civil servants
5. Department of Finance Letter to Personnel Officers of 19 March 1997
6. Circular 8/2005: Public Service Pension Reform: New scheme for the award of professional, technical and specialist added years to certain new entrant staff of the Civil and Public Service.
10. Contributions
1. Circular 6/95: Revised social insurance status and conditions of service of certain civil servants
11. Retirement Benefits
1. Superannuation Act, 1859 (22 Vic c 26): S.2; 10; 11 2. Superannuation Act, 1909 (9 Edw 7 c 10): S.1
3. Superannuation (Prison Officers) Act, 1919 (9 & 10 Geo 5. c 67): 5.1
4. Circular 2/55: Refund of gratuities by widows and officers retired on grounds of ill-health who are
re-instated
5. DPS Circular Letter 13/75: Retention of civil servants beyond the age limit 6. Circular 46/75: Revision of the Superannuation Code
7. Civil Service Superannuation Regulations, 1980 (S.1. 188 of 1980): Regulations 3,7
12.1 Short Service Gratuity
1. Superannuation Act, 1859 (22 Vic c 26): S.6 2. Superannuation Act, 1909 (9 Edw. 7 & 10): S.1(2) 3. Circular 46/75: Revision of the Superannuation Code
4. Civil Service Superannuation Regulations 1980 (S.I. 188 of 1980): Regulation 4(b);
7(1)(a)
12.2 Marriage Gratuity
1. Circular 50/79: Re-admission of married women 2. Circular 37/75: Marriage gratuities in the civil service
3. DPS Letter to Personnel Officers of 20 November, 1979 Marriage gratuities - acting appointments.
4. DPS Letter to Personnel Officers of 22 May, 1986.
5. Circular 25/90 : Refund of Marriage Gratuities in the Civil Service.
12.3 Special Severance Gratuity
1. Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1963 (No.24 of 1963): S.7 12.4 Death Gratuity
1. Superannuation Act, 1909 (9 Edw 7 & 10): 5.2(1) 2. Superannuation Act, 1914 (4 & 5 Geo 5 c 86): 5.2 3. Circular 46/75: Revision of the Superannuation Code
4. Civil Service Superannuation Regulations, 1980 (S.I. 188 of 1980): Regulation 5(6); 7(1)(b)
12.5 Balancing Gratuity
1. Superannuation Act, 1909 (9 Edw 7 c 10): S.2(2) 2. Superannuation Act, 1956 (No. 38 of 1956): S.11 13. Preserved Benefits
1. Circular 46/75: Revision of the Superannuation Code
2. Civil Service Superannuation Regulations, 1980 (S.I. 188 of 1980) : Regulation 7 (I) (c)
3. DPS Letter to Personnel Officers of 11 September, 1981 Officers on special leave with the EEC.
4. DPS Letter to Personnel Officers of 28 January, 1982: Preservation of superannuation benefits by established civil servants
13A. Cost Neutral Early Retirement
1. Department of Finance Circular 10/2005: Public Service Pension Reform:
Introduction of cost neutral early retirement
2. Department of Finance letter to Personnel Officers: Cost neutral early retirement:
supplementary note to Department of Finance Circular 10/2005 dated 13 July 2005 14. Purchase of Service
1. Circular 46/75: Revision of the Superannuation Code
2. Circular 16/79 of 20 April, 1979: Purchase of notional service for superannuation purposes.
3. DPS Letter to Personnel Officers of 27 April 1979: Purchase of notional service for superannuation purposes.
4. DPS Letter to Personnel Officers of 28 September, 1979: Purchase of notional service for superannuation purposes.
5. Circular 1/90 of February 1990: Revised Purchase Scheme for Established Officers.
6. Department of Finance Letter to Personnel Officers of February 1990: Revised scheme for the purchase of notional service for superannuation purposes by established civil servants.
7. Department of Finance Letter to Personnel Officers of 31 July 1997
8. Letter to Personnel Officers 14 March 1990 “Reckoning of career break period for Superannuation Purposes
9. Letter to Personnel Officer of 17 June 1994 “Purchase of service for Superannuation Purposes by job-sharers.
10. Department of Finance Letter to Personnel Officers of 3 May 2005.
11. Department of Finance Letter to Personnel Officers of 5 May 2005.
12. Circular 4/2006: Purchase of notional service for superannuation purposes by Established Civil Servants and by Non-Established State Employees.
15. Transfer of Service
1. Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1963 (No. 24 of 1963): S.4
2. Circular 9/73: Reckoning for superannuation purposes of service with the Defence Forces during the Emergency
3. DPS Letter to Personnel Officers, 19 August, 1977: Reckoning for superannuation purposes of service with the Defence Forces during the Emergency
4. Draft Transfer Scheme, 19 April 1979
5. DPS Letter to Personnel Officers, 24 April, 1979: Transfer of service for superannuation purposes
6. DPS Letter to Personnel Officers of 17 December,1979:transfer of pension rights to the EEC
7. DPS Letter to Personnel Officers 5 May, 1980
8. DPS Letter to Personnel Officers, 30 January 1981 Transfer of service for superannuation purposes
9. Letter to Personnel Officers, 31 August, 1983: Transfer of service for superannuation purposes
10. DPS Letter to Personnel Officers, 17 January, 1986 Superannuation Transfer Scheme
11. Civil Service Superannuation Regulations, 1980 (S.I. 188 of 1980): Regulation 5(4) to 5(9)
12. Department of Finance Letter of 14 July 2006 to certain Network members titled:
Public Sector Transfer Network (PSTN) – revised Transfer Value tables.
16. Spouses and Children's Pensions
1. Confidential Circular 12/68: Contributory pension scheme for the widows and orphans of civil servants.
2. Circular 46/75: Amendment of the Superannuation Code Part I. Appendix 1
3. Circular 15/76: Contributory pension scheme for the widows and orphans of civil servants.
4. Civil Service Widows' and Children's Contributory Pension Scheme, 1977 (S.I. No.
132 of 1977).
5. Circular 27/79: Amending Civil Service Widows' and Children's Contributory Pension Scheme.
6. Civil Service Widows' and Children's Contributory Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 1979 (S.I. No. 177 of 1979).
7. Circular 10/81: Revision of the Superannuation Code
8. Civil Service Widows' and Children's Contributory Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 1981 (S.I. No. 56 of 1981).
9. Circular 16/84: Civil Service Spouses' and Children's Contributory Pension Scheme.
10. DPS Letter to Personnel Officers of 24 July, 1984: Civil Service Spouses' and Children's Contributory Pension Scheme - Options for Retired Officers: Instructions to Departments.
11. DPS Letter to Personnel Officers of 31 August, 1984: Civil Service Spouses' and Children's Contributory Pension Scheme: Extension of Option Period for Serving Staff.
12. Circular 6/95: Revised social insurance status and conditions of service of certain civil servants
17. Injury Warrant Benefits
1. Superannuation Act, 1887 (5O & 51 (Vic c 67): s.l 2. Superannuation Act, 1909 (9 Edw 7 c 10): s.5 3. Superannuation Act, 1946 (No. 17 of 1946): s.2
4. Superannuation Act, 1887 (Section 1) Warrant, 1946 (S.R. & O. No. 236 of 1946) 5. Circular 20/46: Superannuation Act, 1887 (Section 1) Warrant, 1946
6. Finance Act, 1972 (No. 19 of 1972):S.21
7. Superannuation Act, 1887 (Section 1) Warrant, 1974 (S.I. No. 110 of 1974) 8. DPS Circular Letter 3/74: Superannuation Act, 1887 (Section 1) Warrant, 1974 9. Superannuation Act, 1887 (Section 1) Warrant, 1975 (S.I. No. 153 of 1975) 10.DPS Circular Letter 8/75: Superannuation Act, 1887 (Section 1) Warrant, 1975 11.Superannuation act, 1887 (Section 1) Warrant, 1978 (S.1. No. 297 of 1978) 12.Circular Letter 10/78: Superannuation Act, 1887 (Section 1) Warrant, 1978 13. Department of Finance Letter to Personnel Officers of April 1990: Revisions to Injury Warrant.
18. Treatment of Dismissed Officers 1. General Council Reports 1276 and 1333 19. Pensions Increases
1. Pensions (Increases) Act 1964 (No. 10 of 1964) and Regulations made thereunder 20.1 Abatement of Pension
1. Pensions (Abatement) Act, 1965 (No. 13 of 1965): S. 1;8; 9; Schedule 20.2 Allocation of Pension
1. Superannuation Act 1956 (No.38 of 1956)
2. Superannuation (Allocation of Pension) Regulations 1957 (S.I. No. 20 of 1957) 3. Finance Circular 6/57: Superannuation Act 1956
4. Explanatory Booklet issued by the Department of Finance (February 1967) 20.3 Delegated Authority
1. Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1963 (No.24 of 1963) S.26 2. Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1976 (No. 22 of 1976) S.4
3. Department of Finance letter to Personnel Officers of December 1988: Ad hoc added years
20.4 Pension Declarations
1. Superannuation Act, 1887 (Section 8) Regulations, 1956 (S.I. 205 of 1956) : Schedule
2. Appropriation Act, 1962 (No. 1 of 1962) S.5
3. Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1963 (No 24 of 1963):
4. Pensions Declarations Rules, 1966 (S.I.No.134 of 1966)
5. Pensions Declaration (Amendment) Rules 2003 (S.I. No. 171 of 2003) 20.8 Distribution without Probate
1. Superannuation Act, 1887 (50 & 51 Vic C 67) : S.8 2. Superannuation Act, 1914 (4 & 5 Geo 5 C 86) S.1
3. Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1976 (No. 22 of 1976): S.9(4); 10; 11; 12(2) (a);
First Schedule
4. Civil Service Superannuation (Amendment) Regulations, 1982 (S.I. 215 of 1982) : Regulation 2
5. Civil Service Superannuation (Amendment) Regulations, 1988 (S.I. no. 141 of 1988).
20.9 Commutation of pension
1. Superannuation Act, 1956 (No. 38 of 1956) : S.7
20.10 Payment of pensions
1. DPS Circular Letter 1/78: Application for payment of pension and deductions from pensions
20.11 Incapacity
1. Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1963 (No. 24 of 1963): S.24 21. Implications of Family Law Acts
1. Family Law Acts of 1995, 1996
2. S.I. no. 84 of 1997 Circuit Court Rules (No. 1) of 97 (Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989 and Family Law Act, 1995 and Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996
3. S.I. no. 107 of 1997 Pensions Schemes (Family Law) Regulations
4. S.I. no. 349 of 1998 Occupational Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) (No. 2) Regulations 1998
5. Letters to Personnel Officers of 19 December 2001 and 12 August 2004 – Family Law Legislation and the Administration of Public Service Pensions
22. Obligations to provide Information to Scheme Members
1. Department of Finance letter to Personnel Officers of 18 April 2001 – Pension Scheme Annual Report
23. Dispute resolution and Appeals
1. Superannuation Act, 1834 (4 & 5 Guillemi IV c 4): S.30 2. Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1963 (No. 24 of 1963)S.35 3. Superannuation and Pensions Act, 1976 (No. 22 of 1976):S.8(2)
4. Part IX of the Pensions Act 1990 (inserted by the Pensions (Amendment) Act 2002 5. Pensions Ombudsmans Regulations, 2003, (S.I. No. 397 of 2003)
6. Circular letter to all Heads of Departments/Offices re. Pensions Ombudsman complaints – 2 December 2004.
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