Ministerial, Parliamentary and Judicial Offices and Oireachtas Members (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2001

Chapter 2

Entitlement to transfer previous pensionable service

Entitlement to have certain previous service treated as parliamentary service.

49.—If a person who is or was formerly—

(a) a member of Dáil Éireann or Seanad Éireann, or

(b) an Irish representative to the European Parliament,

has previously served in another public office, the person is entitled, subject to this Part, to have the previous service treated as pensionable service for the purposes of the Oireachtas Pensions Scheme, or the European Assembly (Irish Representatives) Pension Scheme, 1979.