| Field |
Content |
| Division: |
National Human Resource and Workforce Planning |
| Unit: |
Pension Policy Unit |
| Head: |
Joseph Cregan |
| Functions: |
- Oversee implementation of Pension Legislation in Public Health Sector Bodies
- Ensure consistent application of rules of schemes
- Draft circulars to amend schemes in line with Government Public Sector Policy.
- Assist organisations under aegis of DOHC to make employee superannuation schemes where appropriate
- Implementation of Recommendations of Report of Pension Commission, 2000
- Incentivised Scheme of Early Retirement.
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| Primary Legislation: |
- Pensions Act, 1990
- Pensions Amendment Act, 2002
- Pensions Ombudsman Regulations, 2003
- Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2004
- Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act, 2009.
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| Bodies under aegis of DoHC: |
None |
| Key Publications: |
- Nominated Health Agencies Superannuation Scheme 1981
- Nominated Health Agencies Spouses’ and Children’s Contributory Pension Scheme 1986
- Voluntary Hospitals (Officers) Superannuation Scheme 1969 (as amended 1977)
- Voluntary Hospitals (Non-Officers) Superannuation Scheme 1985
- Voluntary Hospitals Spouses’ and Children’s Contributory Pension Scheme 1986
- Scheme Guides to Voluntary Hospital Superannuation Schemes and Nominated Health Agencies Superannuation Schemes - 2006
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| Working Groups: |
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| Record Classes: |
N/A |
| Information Routinely Published: |
Amendments to schemes |
| Significant Systems: |
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| Personal Information Holdings: |
Queries regarding pension entitlement, cases referred for review by Pensions Ombudsman, Cases reviewed under Internal Dispute Resolution process. |
| Purpose: |
In order to make decision on appeal. |
| Disclosees: |
Pension Ombudsman, Department of Finance. |
| Notes: including info an admin access practice, Ebriefs etc.: |
Briefing material |
