Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 January 2026
1070. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to list the roles within public or semi-State organisations under his Department that are excluded from the single public service pension scheme; the number of people employed in those roles, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3619/26]
View answerWithin my Department, all civil servant roles have a pension attached.
The information in respect of Higher Education Institutions, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department.
Higher Education Institutions, such as the universities and technological institutions, are independent autonomous bodies. In addition to these, there are also seven agencies which operate under the aegis of my Department. These bodies act as the administrators for their staff's pensions on retirement.
Contact details for the pension areas of Higher Education Institutions and the seven agencies are set out in the attached documents, should the Deputy wish to contact them directly with their query.
