S.I. No. 412/2017 - National Roads Authority Superannuation Scheme 2017.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 26th September, 2017.

The National Roads Authority, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 36 (3) of the Roads Act 1993 (No. 14 of 1993), with the consent of the Minister for Transport, Tourism & Sport and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, hereby makes the following scheme:

1. This scheme may be cited as the National Roads Authority Superannuation Scheme 2017.

2. The scheme comes into operation on the 1 October 2017.

3. The Rules set out in the Schedule to the Rules for Pre-existing Public Service Pension Scheme Members Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 582 of 2014 ) are adopted as a scheme for the granting of superannuation benefits to or in respect of members of the staff, including the Chief Executive Officer, of the National Roads Authority.

4. The National Roads Authority Superannuation Scheme 2002 and the National Roads Authority Spouses and Childrens Contributory Pension Scheme 2002 are hereby revoked from the date of commencement of this Scheme.

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport consents to the above Scheme.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

24 August 2017.

SHANE ROSS,

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport.

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform consents to the above Scheme.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

12 September 2017.

PASCHAL DONOHOE,

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

Given under the Seal of the National Roads Authority,

18 September 2017.

CORMAC O’ROURKE,

Chairperson.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The purpose of these Regulations is to adopt the Rules set out in the Schedule to the Rules for Pre-existing Public Service Pension Scheme Members Regulations 2014 ( S.I. No. 582 of 2014 ) as a scheme for the granting of superannuation benefits to or in respect of members of the staff of the National Roads Authority (also known as Transport Infrastructure Ireland for operational purposes as per S.I. No. 297 of 2015 ), including the Chief Executive, who are not members of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme.