S.I. No. 421/2024 - Local Government (Superannuation) (Consolidation) (Amendment) Scheme 2024

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 30th August, 2024.

I, DARRAGH O’BRIEN, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 2 of the Local Government (Superannuation) Act 1980 (No. 8 of 1980) (as adapted by the Housing, Planning and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2020 ( S.I. No. 408 of 2020 )) and the Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 418 of 2011 ) (as adapted by the Public Expenditure and Reform (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2023 ( S.I. No. 19 of 2023 )), and with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform, hereby make the following scheme:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Government (Superannuation) (Consolidation) (Amendment) Scheme 2024.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on 19 August 2024.

2. The Local Government (Superannuation) (Consolidation) Scheme ( S.I. No. 455 of 1998 ) is amended:

(a) in article 65, by inserting after sub-article (3) the following:

“(4) Notwithstanding sub-articles (2) and (3) (a) the maximum age at which a registered officer, who is a fire brigade officer, shall be eligible for enhanced credit is 60 years.

(5) Sub-article (4) does not apply to a registered officer, who is a fire brigade officer, who is in service before 19 August 2024.”,

and

(b) in article 90, by inserting after sub-article (3) the following:

“(4) Notwithstanding sub-articles (2) and (3) (a) the maximum age at which a registered employee, who is a fire brigade employee or whose name is entered in a register maintained under section 65 of the Act of 1945, shall be eligible for enhanced credit is 60 years.”.

The Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform consents to the making of the forgoing scheme.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

8 August, 2024.

PASCHAL DONOHOE,

Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

15 August, 2024.

DARRAGH O’BRIEN,

Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

This Scheme amends the Local Government (Superannuation) (Consolidation) Scheme 1998 to provide for changes in pension entitlements for fire brigade officers and fire brigade employees which limit the age at which fast accruals apply to 60.