Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 December 2016
174. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will rectify a long-standing anomaly in relation to a PRSI overpayment and underpayment of pension contribution in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38782/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraI refer to the matter raised by the Deputy. Following consultations with the Department of Social Protection a protocol has been agreed to address the misclassification of PRSI and the underpayment of pension. The Department of Social Protection will refund the Employee PRSI for the statutory four year period and my Department will refund the employee PRSI for the relevant years prior to the four year statutory period (i.e. non statutory years).
Overpayments of PRSI for the entire period will be taken into account and balanced against the pension underpayment for the same period.
Officials in my Department are making arrangements to issue the relevant documentation regarding the misclassification of PRSI to the person referred to by the Deputy. When the required documentation has been received in my Department, the case will be processed as soon as possible. If any refund of PRSI is due when the balancing against the pension underpayment is completed, it will be issued to the person referenced.
