Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 May 2026
265. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the total amount of public funds currently outstanding from current and former Ministers and officeholders following pension calculation errors identified in 2025; and the specific measures being taken by the National Shared Services Office to recoup these funds. [32955/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra266. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he will provide a breakdown of the number of current and former officeholders who have yet to enter a formal repayment plan for overpaid pension funds; the deadline set for the completion of these repayments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32956/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 265 and 266 together.
The NSSO is fully committed to ensuring that all monies owed to the State are fully recouped. Engagement is ongoing with those impacted by this review not yet in a payment plan. As standard in cases of pension under-deductions, the NSSO and/or the employer works with the individual to resolve the under-deduction on a case-by-case basis. Impacted individuals can pay back in-full, or they can enter a payment plan agreed with the NSSO.
To date the NSSO has reached agreement with:
• All current Ministers and Ministers of State.
• The majority of the cohort of former Ministers and Ministers of State, office holders and other officers impacted by this review.
The NSSO are working to close out this matter as a priority and will continue to follow-up with impacted individuals to finalise payment plans.
