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Number 5 of 1998
OIREACHTAS (ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS) AND MINISTERIAL, PARLIAMENTARY, JUDICIAL AND COURT OFFICES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1998
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Preliminary and General
Section | |
Provisions Relating to Members of the Oireachtas and Parliamentary and Ministerial Offices
Provisions Relating to Judges and Court Officers
Acts Referred to | |
1956, No. 45 | |
Court Officers Acts, 1926 to 1995 | |
Courts of Justice and Court Officers (Superannuation) Act, 1961 | 1961, No. 16 |
1961, No. 39 | |
Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1995 | |
1991, No. 23 | |
Income Tax Acts | |
1938, No. 38 | |
Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1996 | |
1938, No. 34 | |
Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1996 | |
1962, No. 32 | |
1994, No. 21 | |
Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960 | 1960, No. 12 |
Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1964 | 1964, No. 14 |
Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1992 | 1992, No. 3 |
1977, No. 29 | |
1983, No. 32 | |
1996, No. 39 | |
1997, No. 39 | |
Number 5 of 1998
OIREACHTAS (ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS) AND MINISTERIAL, PARLIAMENTARY, JUDICIAL AND COURT OFFICES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1998
PART I
Preliminary and General
Short title, construction and collective citation.
1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act, 1998.
(2) This Act, in so far as it extends or amends the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1996, shall be construed as one with those Acts and all of them may be cited together as the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1998.
(3) This Act, in so far as it extends or amends the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1996, shall be construed as one with those Acts and all of them may be cited together as the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1998.
(4) This Act, in so far as it amends the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1995, shall be construed as one with those Acts and all of them may be cited together as the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Acts, 1961 to 1998.
(5) This Act, in so far as it amends the Courts of Justice and Court Officers (Superannuation) Act, 1961, shall be construed as one with the Court Officers Acts, 1926 to 1995, and all of them may be cited together as the Court Officers Acts, 1926 to 1998.
Interpretation.
2.—(1) In this Act—
“the Act of 1938” means the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Act, 1938;
“the Act of 1960” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1960;
“the Act of 1961” means the Courts of Justice and Court Officers (Superannuation) Act, 1961;
“the Act of 1962” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1962;
“the Act of 1964” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1964;
“the Act of 1977” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary and Judicial Offices (Amendment) Act, 1977;
“the Act of 1991” means the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) (Amendment) Act, 1991;
“the Act of 1992” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1992;
“the Act of 1994” means the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Act, 1994;
“the Act of 1996” means the Oireachtas (Miscellaneous Provisions) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1996;
“court officer” means a Master of the High Court, Taxing Master or County Registrar;
“the Principal Act” means—
(a) in Part II, the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938, and
(b) in Part III, the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act, 1961.
(2) A reference in this Act to another enactment is to that enactment as amended, adapted or extended by or under any subsequent enactment, including this Act.
PART II
Provisions Relating to Members of the Oireachtas and Parliamentary and Ministerial Offices
Allowances to whips and others.
3.—(1) The Government may, by order—
(a) provide for the payment, to the extent specified in the order, to a member of the Oireachtas who holds the position of—
(i) Party Whip in Dáil Éireann,
(ii) Assistant Government Whip in Dáil Éireann,
(iii) Leader of the House in Seanad Éireann,
(iv) Deputy Leader of the House in Seanad Éireann,
(v) Government Whip in Seanad Éireann,
(vi) Assistant Government Whip in Seanad Éireann,
(vii) Opposition Leaders in Seanad Éireann, or
(viii) Opposition Whips in Seanad Éireann,
of an allowance in respect of the member's duties as holder of that position, and
(b) determine from time to time—
(i) the positions in respect of which an allowance is to be paid,
(ii) the rate of the allowance, and
(iii) the date from which the allowance is payable.
(2) An order under this section may provide for different rates of allowance for different positions and different dates from which the allowance is payable in respect of different positions.
(3) In this section—
“Assistant Government Whip in Dáil Éireann” means a member of Dáil Éireann nominated by the Taoiseach to be the holder of that position;
“Assistant Government Whip in Seanad Éireann”, “Deputy Leader of the House in Seanad Éireann” and “Government Whip in Seanad Éireann” mean the members of Seanad Éireann nominated by the Taoiseach to be the holders of the respective positions;
“Leader of the House in Seanad Éireann” has the meaning that “Leader of the House” has in the Standing Orders of Seanad Éireann;
“Opposition Leader in Seanad Éireann” means the member of Seanad Éireann who is the leader of a group having not less than two members in opposition in Seanad Éireann;
“Opposition Whip in Seanad Éireann” means the member of Seanad Éireann who is the whip of a group not having less than two members in opposition in Seanad Éireann;
“Party Whip in Dáil Éireann” means the member of Dáil Éireann nominated by the leader of a party in Dáil Éireann, having not less than two members in Dáil Éireann, to be the whip of that party.
Allowances to chairpersons, etc., of Oireachtas Committees.
4.—(1) The Government may, by order—
(a) provide for the payment, to the extent specified in the order, to a member of the Oireachtas who holds the position of—
(i) chairperson of an Oireachtas Committee or sub-committee, or
(ii) vice-chairperson of or whip to an Oireachtas Committee,
of an annual allowance in respect of the member's duties as holder of that position, and
(b) determine from time to time—
(i) the Oireachtas Committees, sub-committees and positions in respect of which the allowance is to be paid,
(ii) the rate of the allowance, and
(iii) the date from which the allowance is payable.
(2) An order under this section may provide for—
(a) different rates for different Oireachtas Committees and subcommittees and for different positions with different Committees and sub-committees, and
(b) different dates from which the allowance is payable for different Oireachtas Committees and sub-committees.
(3) In this section and in section 5 of this Act—
“Oireachtas Committee” means—
(a) a committee appointed by order of either or both Houses of the Oireachtas,
(b) the British-Irish Inter-Parliamentary Body,
(c) the All Party Committee on Strategic Management Initiative, and
(d) such other committee as may be specified by order of the Government and that consists of members of the Oireachtas appointed to the committee in a manner similar to the manner in which members are appointed to the committee referred to in paragraph (c);
“sub-committee” means a sub-committee of an Oireachtas Committee.
Allocations for allowances to other Committee members.
5.—(1) The Government may, by order—
(a) provide for the allocation to the chairperson of an Oireachtas Committee of an annual amount to enable allowances to be paid, at rates determined by that Committee, to—
(i) members of the Committee, or
(ii) members of any of its sub-committees,
other than those holding the positions mentioned in section 3 or 4 of this Act, in respect of the performance of specific duties that are assigned to them by the Committee or sub-committee and that relate to its operation, and
(b) determine from time to time—
(i) the Oireachtas Committees in respect of which allocations are to be made,
(ii) the amount of the allocation, and
(iii) the date from which the allocation is payable.
(2) An order under this section may provide for—
(a) different amounts by way of allocation for different Oireachtas Committees, and
(b) different dates from which the allocation is payable for different Oireachtas Committees.
Payment of allowances.
(a) shall be payable in addition to the annual sum by way of salary payable to the member concerned under section 2 (as amended by the Act of 1992) of the Principal Act,
(b) shall not be payable in respect of a period for which such salary is not payable, and
(c) shall not be payable to a member who holds an office referred to in Part II (as amended by the Act of 1977) of the Act of 1938.
(2) If a member is eligible during any period to receive more than one of the allowances provided for in sections 3, 4 and 5 of this Act, only the higher or highest of those allowances shall be paid or payable to the member during that period.
(3) Allowances which are payable under section 3 or 4 of this Act, and allocations which are to be provided under section 5 of this Act, shall be paid and provided out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.
Increase of allowances and allocations corresponding with general increase of remuneration in Civil Service.
7.—(1) Whenever, on or after the passing of this Act, there is a general increase of remuneration in the Civil Service with effect from a particular day, pursuant to agreements or arrangements having effect on a general basis throughout the Civil Service, the allowances payable under sections 3 and 4 of this Act and the allocations made under section 5 of this Act shall be increased correspondingly with effect from that day without an order being made under this Act in respect of any such increases.
(2) Subsection (1) shall apply whether or not the agreements or arrangements referred to in that subsection apply also in relation to persons employed other than in the Civil Service.
(3) In this section, “the Civil Service” has the meaning assigned to it by the Civil Service Commissioners Act, 1956.
Orders relating to allowances under sections 3 and 4 and allocations under section 5.
8.—(1) An order under section 3, 4 or 5 of this Act may, if so expressed, have retrospective effect.
(2) The power to make an order under section 3, 4 or 5 of this Act includes the power to amend or revoke the order.
(3) Every order made under section 3, 4 or 5 of this Act shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made and, if a resolution annulling the order is passed by either House within the next 21 days on which that House has sat after the order has been laid before it, the order shall be annulled accordingly but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.
Amendment of Principal Act—travelling facilities.
9.—(1) Section 4 of the Principal Act is hereby amended—
(a) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (2):
“(2A) References in subsection (1) to a member of the Oireachtas shall be construed as including a former Taoiseach, or any other former office holder, who is not currently an office holder and who has the use of a State car while continuing to serve as a member.”,
and
(b) by the deletion of subsections (3) and (4).
(2) Subsection (1)(a) shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 6th day of June, 1997, and subsection (1)(b) shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1997.
Amendment of Principal Act—deductions for contributory pension scheme.
10.—Section 6A (inserted by the Act of 1960) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):
“(2) A scheme to which this section applies shall have effect in accordance with its terms and the Minister shall, in accordance with regulations—
(a) make deductions from the allowances paid to members of the Oireachtas under this Act and sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary and Judicial Offices (Amendment) Act, 1998, and
(b) pay those deductions into the fund maintained pursuant to the scheme.”.
Amendment of Act of 1938—allowances for qualifying parties, etc.
11.—(1) Section 10 (inserted by the Act of 1996) of the Act of 1938 is hereby amended—
(a) by the deletion of subsection (3),
(b) in subsection (4) by the substitution of “There” for “Subject to subsection (8) of this section, there”,
(c) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4):
“(4A) Subject to the approval of the Minister for Finance and to such exceptions, restrictions and conditions as may be provided for by regulations, there may be provided to a qualifying party secretarial facilities for the purposes of facilitating the Parliamentary activities of its elected members.”,
and
(d) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (8):
“(8) Any allowance which is payable, and any facility which is to be provided, by virtue of this section shall be paid and provided in addition to any other allowance or salary payable, or any other facility provided, under the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1998, or the Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices Acts, 1938 to 1998.”.
(2) Subsection (3) of section 10 (inserted by the Act of 1996) of the Act of 1938 shall be deemed never to have had effect and accordingly any amount by which an allowance was reduced under that section shall be repaid to the person whose allowance was reduced.
Amendment of Act of 1938—ministerial and secretarial pensions.
12.—Section 13A (inserted by the Act of 1992) of the Act of 1938 is hereby amended—
(a) in subsection (4) by the deletion of “Provided that any fraction of a year in the result obtained under paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection shall be disregarded.”,
(b) in subsection (5) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a):
“(a) A pension under this section shall be at the rate of 25 per cent. of the appropriate salary, plus 5 per cent. of the appropriate salary for each additional year of service in excess of 3 years, portions of a year being reckoned on a pro-rata basis, subject to a maximum of 7 such additional years.”,
and
(c) in subsection (5)(b) by the substitution of the following sub paragraph for subparagraph (ii):
“(ii) as respects a secretarial pension—
(I) in case the person concerned—
(A) held a ministerial office on or after the 1st day of January, 1978, or
(B) has served for not less than 3 years in a qualifying office, or in a number of such offices, other than an office which became a qualifying office by virtue of section 5(1) of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary and Judicial Offices (Amendment) Act, 1983,
the annual sum payable for the time being by way of salary to the holder of the office of Minister of State,
(II) in any other case, the annual sum payable for the time being by way of salary in respect of the last qualifying office, other than a ministerial office, held by the person concerned,
or, where greater, the weighted average of the salaries payable to the current holder of each of the qualifying offices held by the person concerned, calculated as follows:
(C) the number of days for which the person concerned held a qualifying office shall be multiplied by the annual sum payable for the time being by way of salary to the holder of the qualifying office;
(D) the sum of the results obtained in accordance with subclause (C) in relation to each qualifying office held by the person concerned shall be divided by the total number of days (subject to a maximum of 3,650 days) for which that person held a qualifying office:
Provided that, for the purposes of subclause (C), the total number of days reckoned shall not exceed 3,650 days and time served in a qualifying office the current holder of which has a higher salary than the current holder of another qualifying office formerly held by the person concerned shall be reckoned before time served in the other qualifying office.”.
Amendment of Act of 1938—pro-rata pensions.
13.—The Act of 1938 is hereby amended—
(a) in section 13B (inserted by the Act of 1992) by the substitution in subsection (5)(b) of “shall be reckoned on a pro-rata basis” for “shall be disregarded”, and
(b) by the insertion of the following section after section 13B:
“Pro-rata pensions.
13C.—(1) This section applies to a person who—
(a) is in receipt of a pension that—
(i) is calculated in accordance with section 13D, 14 or 16 of this Act, and
(ii) is less than the pension payable to a person with not less than 8 years of pensionable service, and
(b) is not in receipt of a supplementary pension under section 13B of this Act.
(2) Where in calculating the original pension of a person to whom this section applies a fraction of a year was disregarded under section 14(4)(b) or 16(4)(a) of this Act, that person's pension under section 14 or 16, as appropriate, may be increased by an amount calculated in accordance with the formula—
F × (Z−Y) × S _______ 100 |
Where—
F is the fraction so disregarded;
Z is the percentage amount of appropriate salary which would have been payable under section 14 or 16 of this Act, as the case may be, if the person concerned had completed one further year of pensionable service;
Y is the percentage amount of the appropriate salary which is payable under section 14 or 16 of this Act;
S is the appropriate salary.
(3) In this section—
‘appropriate salary’, in relation to a person to whom this section applies, means the salary on the basis of which the person's pension is calculated under section 14 or 16 of this Act, as appropriate;
‘original pension’, in relation to a person to whom this section applies, means the pension to which that person was entitled under section 14 or 16 of this Act, as appropriate, on the operative date, or, if the person held a qualifying office on that date, the pension to which he would have been so entitled had he ceased to hold office on that date;
‘pensionable service’ means pensionable service within the meaning of section 14 or 16 of this Act, as appropriate.”.
Amendment of Act of 1938—averaging of service.
14.—(1) The Act of 1938 is hereby amended by the insertion of the following section after section 13C (inserted by the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial, Parliamentary, Judicial and Court Offices (Amendment) Act, 1998):
“Averaging of ministerial and secretarial service for secretarial pension.
13D.—Where more favourable to the person concerned, a pension calculated under section 16 of this Act on the basis of the annual sum mentioned in subsection (3) of that section may instead be calculated as if that annual sum were the amount of the weighted average of the annual sums payable by way of salary to the current holder of each of the qualifying offices held by the person concerned calculated as follows:
(a) the number of days for which the person concerned held a qualifying office shall be multiplied by the annual sum payable for the time being by way of salary to the current holder of that office, and
(b) the sum of the results obtained in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section in relation to each qualifying office held by the person concerned shall be divided by the total number of days (subject to a maximum of 2,920 days) for which that person held a qualifying office:
Provided that, for the purposes of paragraph (a) of this section, the total number of days which may be reckoned shall not exceed 2,920 days and time served in a qualifying office the current holder of which has a higher salary than the current holder of another qualifying office formerly held by the person concerned shall be reckoned before time served in the other qualifying office.”.
(2) This section and sections 12 and 13 shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 6th day of June, 1997.
Amendment of Act of 1962—overnight allowances.
15.—Section 1 (substituted by the Act of 1996) of the Act of 1962 is hereby amended—
(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):
“(2) Where a member to whom this section applies makes an overnight stay in the Dublin area because the member—
(a) proposes to attend a meeting next day,
(b) attends a meeting on any day to which subsection (2)(a) of this section does not apply, or
(c) attends at Leinster House for the purpose of using its facilities,
the member may, subject to subsections (3) and (4) and to such exceptions, restrictions and conditions as may be provided for by regulations, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas an overnight allowance in respect of accommodation in the amount sanctioned by the Minister for Finance for the purposes of this section.”,
and
(b) by the addition of the following subsection after subsection (3):
“(4) In the case of an attendance at Leinster House for the purpose mentioned in subsection (2)(c) of this section, the payment of an overnight allowance under subsection (2) shall be subject to—
(a) a maximum of twenty-five allowances per year in respect of such attendances, and
(b) no payment being made if the member concerned is eligible for a payment by virtue of subsection (2)(a) or (b) of this section.”.
Amendment of Act of 1962—special secretarial allowances.
16.—Section 2 (inserted by the Act of 1992 and amended by the Act of 1996) of the Act of 1962 is hereby amended by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (2):
“(2A) Subject to such exceptions, restrictions and conditions as may be provided for by regulations, each member of Dáil Éireann and each member of Seanad Éireann shall be granted, in addition to the secretarial facilities granted under subsection (1) of this section, a special secretarial allowance of—
(a) £5,000 per year, in the case of a member of Dáil Éireann, and
(b) £3,750 per year, in the case of a member of Seanad Éireann.
(2B) The Minister for Finance may, by regulations, do either or both of the following:
(a) increase the amounts granted under subsection (2A) of this section as a special secretarial allowance;
(b) determine the method by which such an allowance may be increased.”.
Amendment of Act of 1962—retrospective regulations.
17.—Section 3 of the Act of 1962 is hereby amended by the addition of the following subsection after subsection (2):
“(3) Regulations under this Act may, if so expressed, have retrospective effect.”.
Amendment of Act of 1964—travelling facilities and regulations.
18.—Section 5 of the Act of 1964 is hereby amended—
(a) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (1):
“(1A) The Minister for Finance may, by regulations, determine—
(a) the date from which travelling facilities are payable,
(b) the rate or rates of travelling facilities payable to a member or members of Dáil Éireann,
(c) the rate or rates of travelling facilities payable to a member or members of Seanad Éireann,
(d) any method of future revision of the rate or rates of travelling facilities, and
(e) the manner in which, and the exceptions, restrictions and conditions subject to which, travelling facilities are to be provided and paid to members of the Oireachtas.
(1B) Regulations under this Act may, if so expressed, have retrospective effect.”,
and
(b) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):
“(2) Every regulation made under this section shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made and, if a resolution annulling the regulation is passed by either House within the next 21 days on which that House has sat after the regulation has been laid before it, the regulation shall be annulled accordingly but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.”.
Amendment of Act of 1992—allowance for expenses for members of Oireachtas.
19.—Section 3(4) of the Act of 1992 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (e):
“(e) the manner in which, and the exceptions, restrictions and conditions subject to which, the allowance is to be provided and paid.”.
Amendment of Act of 1992—regulations.
20.—The Act of 1992 is hereby amended by the insertion of the following section after section 5:
“Retrospective regulations.
5A.—Regulations under this Act may, if so expressed, have retrospective effect.”.
Amendment of Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997.
21.—(1) Section 836 of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997, is hereby amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):
“(1A) Subsection (1) shall apply to—
(a) an allowance payable under section 2 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1938, and section 5 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1964, in respect of travelling facilities within the meaning of the first-mentioned Act, and
(b) an allowance payable under section 1 or 2 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Act, 1962,
as it applies to an allowance payable under section 3 of the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) and Ministerial and Parliamentary Offices (Amendment) Act, 1992.”.
(2) Subsection (1) shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 6th day of April, 1997.
Clarification of certain matters.
22.—For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that—
(a) a regulation under the Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) Acts, 1938 to 1996, and
(b) anything done in accordance with that regulation,
shall not be invalid by reason only that, at the time that regulation was made, the Act under which it was made did not expressly authorise such a regulation to have retrospective effect.
Repeal of certain provisions of Act of 1994.
23.—(1) Sections 2 to 5 of the Act of 1994 are hereby repealed.
(2) Any order that was made under section 2 or 3 of the Act of 1994 before the commencement of this section shall continue to have effect until it is replaced by an order made under section 3 or 4 of this Act, as appropriate.
(3) The repeal of sections 2 to 5 of the Act of 1994 shall not prejudice the payment of pensions to members of the Oireachtas who contributed, by way of deductions from the allowances provided under those sections, to the fund maintained pursuant to the Houses of the Oireachtas (Members) Pension Scheme.
PART III
Provisions Relating to Judges and Court Officers
Modification of pension provisions of Principal Act as applied to certain Supreme Court judges and High Court judges.
24.—In the case of a judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court who is serving as such on or after the 19th day of December, 1996, paragraph 2 of Part 1 of the Second Schedule to the Principal Act shall have effect as if the following subparagraphs were substituted for subparagraphs (2) and (3) of that paragraph:
“(2) There shall be granted to a judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court to whom this paragraph applies and who, having reached the age of 65 years, vacates his office after 15 years or more of service a pension for life of one-half of his remuneration at the time of such vacation of office.
(3) There shall be granted to a judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court to whom this paragraph applies and who, owing to age or permanent infirmity, vacates his office after 5 years or more of service a pension for life of one-eighth of his remuneration at the time of such vacation of office with the addition of three-eightieths of such remuneration for every completed year of service in excess of five, subject to a maximum pension of one-half of such remuneration.”.
Modification of pension provisions of Principal Act as applied to certain Circuit Court judges.
25.—In the case of a judge of the Circuit Court who is serving as such on or after the 19th day of December, 1996, paragraph 5 of Part II of the Second Schedule to the Principal Act shall have effect as if the following subparagraphs were substituted for subparagraphs (2) and (3) of that paragraph:
“(2) There shall be granted to a judge of the Circuit Court to whom this paragraph applies and who, having reached the age of 65 years, vacates his office after 15 years or more of service a pension for life of one-half of his remuneration at the time of such vacation of office.
(3) There shall be granted to a judge of the Circuit Court to whom this paragraph applies and who, owing to age or permanent infirmity, vacates his office after five years or more of service a pension for life of one-eighth of his remuneration at the time of such vacation of office with the addition of three-eightieths of such remuneration for every completed year of service in excess of five, subject to a maximum pension of one-half of such remuneration.”.
Modification of pension provisions of Principal Act as applied to certain District Court judges.
26.—In the case of a judge of the District Court who is serving as such on or after the 19th day of December, 1996—
(a) paragraph 8 of Part III of the Second Schedule to the Principal Act shall have effect as if the following subparagraphs were substituted for subparagraphs (2) and (3) of that paragraph:
“(2) There shall be granted to a judge of the District Court to whom this paragraph applies and who having reached the age of 65 years, vacates his office after 20 years or more of service a pension for life of one-half of his remuneration at the time of such vacation of office.
(3) There shall be granted to a judge of the District Court to whom this paragraph applies and who, owing to age or permanent infirmity, vacates his office after five years or more of service a pension for life of one-eighth of his remuneration at the time of such vacation of office with the addition of one-fortieth of such remuneration for every completed year of service in excess of five, subject to a maximum pension of one-half of such remuneration.”,
and
(b) paragraph 10 of Part III of the Second Schedule to the Principal Act shall have effect as if the words “a pension for life of one-eighth of his remuneration at the time of such vacation of office with the addition of 3/160ths of such remuneration for every completed year of service in excess of ten, subject to a maximum pension of one-half of such remuneration.” were substituted for everything after “he shall be entitled to”.
Modification of pension provisions of Principal Act as applied to certain court officers.
27.—In the case of a court officer who is serving as such on or after the 19th day of December, 1996, section 57 of the Principal Act shall have effect as if in subsection (1) of that section the following paragraphs were substituted for paragraphs (i) and (ii):
“(i) if he has completed twenty or more years of such service, one-half of the annual remuneration in respect of the office which he ceases to hold, or
(ii) if he has not completed twenty years of such service, one-eighth of the annual remuneration in respect of the office which he ceases to hold together with one-fortieth of that remuneration for each (if any) completed year of service in excess of five.”.
Modification of pension provisions of Act of 1961 as applied to certain judges and court officers.
28.—In the case of a judge or court officer who is serving as such on or after the 19th day of December, 1996, section 2 (in relation to such a judge) and section 4 (in relation to such a court officer) of the Act of 1961 shall have effect as if—
(a) in subsection (2) of the applicable section—
(i) the reference to one and one-half the yearly amount of the pension were a reference to three times the yearly amount of the pension, and
(ii) the words “as reduced under subsection (5) of this section” were deleted,
(b) in subsection (3) of the applicable section the words “or, if greater, the gratuity that would have been payable to him under subsection (2) of this section if, on the date of his death, he had retired owing to permanent infirmity” were inserted after “at the time of his death”, and
(c) the following subsection were substituted for subsection (5) of the applicable section:
“(5) Any gratuity payable under this section shall fall to be reduced by reference to any contribution due in accordance with the terms of the Scheme of Pensions for Spouses and Children of the Judiciary and Court Officers.”.
Supplementary gratuity for certain judges and court officers.
29.—In the case of a judge or court officer who ceased to serve as such before the 19th day of December, 1996, and to whom the Act of 1961 applied, the Minister for Finance may, if, after consulting with the Attorney General, he considers it necessary to do so, pay such supplementary gratuity, together with such interest thereon as he considers appropriate, as if, at the time of the retirement of the person concerned, the words “an amount not exceeding one and nine-tenths times the yearly amount of the pension” had been substituted for the words “an amount equal to one and one-half times the yearly amount of the pension” in section 2(2) or 4(2) of that Act, as the case may be.
Modification of pension provisions of Act of 1991.
30.—In the case of a judge or court officer who ceased to serve as such on or after the 19th day of December, 1996, the Act of 1991 shall have effect as if—
(a) in section 3(1)(a) of that Act “3/80ths” were substituted for “one-twentieth”,
(b) in section 3(1)(b) of that Act “1/40th” were substituted for “one-thirtieth”,
(c) in section 3(1)(c) of that Act “3/160ths” were substituted for “one-fortieth”,
(d) in section 3(2) of that Act “1/40th” were substituted for “one-thirtieth”, and
(e) in section 6(4) of that Act “one-half” were substituted for “two-thirds”.
Commencement of certain provisions.
31.—Sections 24 to 28 and section 30 of this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 19th day of December, 1996.
Uimhir 5 de 1998
AN tACHT UM AN OIREACHTAS (LIÚNTAIS DO CHOMHALTAÍ) AGUS OIFIGÍ AIREACHTA, PARLAIMINTE, BREITHIÚNACHA AGUS CÚIRTE (LEASÚ), 1998
RIAR NA nALT
Réamhráiteach agus Ginearálta
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Forálacha a Bhaineann le Comhaltaí den Oireachtas agus le hOifigí Parlaiminte agus Aireachta
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8. | Orduithe a bhaineann le liúntais faoi ailt 3 agus 4 agus le leithroinntí faoi alt 5. |
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10. | Leasú ar an bPríomh-Acht — asbhaintí i leith scéime pinsin ranníocaigh. |
11. | Leasú ar Acht 1938 — liúntais i gcomhair páirtithe cáilitheacha, etc. |
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19. | Leasú ar Acht 1992 — liúntas le haghaidh caiteachas do chomhaltaí den Oireachtas. |
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Forálacha a Bhaineann le Breithiúna agus le hOifigigh Chúirte
24. | |
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29. | Aisce fhorlíontach le haghaidh breithiúna áirithe agus oifigeach cúirte áirithe. |
30. | |
31. |
Na hAchtanna dá dTagraítear | |
Na hAchtanna Oifigeach Cúirte, 1926 go 1995 | |
Acht na gCúirteanna Breithiúnais agus na nOifigeach Cúirte (Aoisliúntas), 1961 | |
Achtanna na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha), 1961 go 1995 | |
Acht na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha) (Leasú), 1991 | 1991, Uimh. 23 |
Na hAchtanna Cánach Ioncaim | |
Na hAchtanna um Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte, 1938 go 1996 | |
Na hAchtanna um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí), 1938 go 1996 | |
An tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) (Leasú), 1994 | 1994, Uimh. 21 |
An tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1960 | |
An tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1964 | |
An tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1992 | |
An tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta, Parlaiminte agus Breithiúnacha (Leasú), 1983 | |
An tAcht um an Oireachtas (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1996 | 1996, Uimh. 39 |
An tAcht Comhdhlúite Cánacha, 1997 | 1997, Uimh. 39 |
Uimhir 5 de 1998
AN tACHT UM AN OIREACHTAS (LIÚNTAIS DO CHOMHALTAÍ) AGUS OIFIGÍ AIREACHTA, PARLAIMINTE, BREITHIÚNACHA AGUS CÚIRTE (LEASÚ), 1998
[An tiontú oifigiúil]
ACHT DO LEASÚ AGUS DO LEATHNÚ NA nACHTANNA UM AN OIREACHTAS (LIÚNTAIS DO CHOMHALTAÍ), 1938 GO 1996, AGUS NA nACHTANNA UM OIFIGÍ AIREACHTA AGUS PARLAIMINTE, 1938 GO 1996, AGUS DO LEASÚ ACHTANNA NA gCÚIRTEANNA (FORÁLACHA FORLÍONTACHA), 1961 GO 1995, AGUS ACHT NA gCÚIRTEANNA BREITHIÚNAIS AGUS NA nOIFIGEACH CÚIRTE (AOISLIÚNTAS), 1961.
[1 Aibreán, 1998]
ACHTAÍTEAR AG AN OIREACHTAS MAR A LEANAS:
CUID I
Réamhráiteach agus Ginearálta
Gearrtheideal, forléiriú agus comhlua.
1.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta, Parlaiminte, Breithiúnacha agus Cúirte (Leasú), 1998, a ghairm den Acht seo.
(2) Déanfar an tAcht seo, a mhéid a leathnaíonn nó a leasaíonn sé na hAchtanna um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí), 1938 go 1996, a fhorléiriú i dteannta na nAchtanna sin mar aon ní amháin, agus féadfar na hAchtanna um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí), 1938 go 1998, a ghairm díobh go léir le chéile.
(3) Déanfar an tAcht seo, a mhéid a leathnaíonn nó a leasaíonn sé na hAchtanna um Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte, 1938 go 1996, a fhorléiriú i dteannta na nAchtanna sin mar aon ní amháin, agus féadfar na hAchtanna um Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte, 1938 go 1998, a ghairm díobh go léir le chéile.
(4) Déanfar an tAcht seo, a mhéid a leasaíonn sé Achtanna na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha), 1961 go 1995, a fhorléiriú i dteannta na nAchtanna sin mar aon ní amháin, agus féadfar Achtanna na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha), 1961 go 1998, a ghairm díobh go léir le chéile.
(5) Déanfar an tAcht seo, a mhéid a leasaíonn sé Acht na gCúirteanna Breithiúnais agus na nOifigeach Cúirte (Aoisliúntas), 1961, a fhorléiriú i dteannta na nAchtanna Oifigeach Cúirte, 1926 go 1995, mar aon ní amháin, agus féadfar na hAchtanna Oifigeach Cúirte, 1926 go 1998, a ghairm díobh go léir le chéile.
Léiriú.
2.—(1) San Acht seo—
ciallaíonn “Acht 1938” an tAcht um Oifigí Aireachta agus Páirliminte, 1938;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1960” an tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1960;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1961” Acht na gCúirteanna Breithiúnais agus na nOifigeach Cúirte (Aoisliúntas), 1961;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1962” an tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí), 1962;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1964” an tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1964;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1977” an tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta, Parlaiminte agus Breithiúnacha (Leasú), 1977;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1991” Acht na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha) (Leasú), 1991;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1992” an tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1992;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1994” an tAcht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) (Leasú), 1994;
ciallaíonn “Acht 1996” an tAcht um an Oireachtas (Forálacha Ilghnéitheacha) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1996;
ciallaíonn “oifigeach cúirte” Máistir den Ard-Chúirt, Máistir Fómhais nó Cláraitheoir Contae;
ciallaíonn “an Príomh-Acht”—
(a) i gCuid II, Acht an Oireachtais (Liúntaisí do Chomhaltaí), 1938, agus
(b) i gCuid III, Acht na gCúirteanna (Forálacha Forlíontacha), 1961.
(2) Aon tagairt san Acht seo d'achtachán eile is tagairt í don achtachán sin arna leasú, arna oiriúnú nó arna leathnú le haon achtachán ina dhiaidh sin nó faoi, lena n-áirítear an tAcht seo.
CUID II
Forálacha a Bhaineann le Comhaltaí den Oireachtas agus le hOifigí Parlaiminte agus Aireachta
Liúntais d'aoirí agus do dhaoine eile.
3.—(1) Féadfaidh an Rialtas, le hordú—
(a) foráil a dhéanamh go n-íocfar liúntas, a mhéid a shonrófar san ordú, le comhalta den Oireachtas a shealbhaíonn post díobh seo a leanas—
(i) Aoire Páirtí i nDáil Éireann,
(ii) Aoire Cúnta an Rialtais i nDáil Éireann,
(iii) Treoraí an Tí i Seanad Éireann,
(iv) Leas-Treoraí an Tí i Seanad Éireann,
(v) Aoire an Rialtais i Seanad Éireann,
(vi) Aoire Cúnta an Rialtais i Seanad Éireann,
(vii) Treoraithe Freasúra i Seanad Éireann, nó
(viii) Aoirí Freasúra i Seanad Éireann,
i leith dhualgais an chomhalta mar shealbhóir ar an bpost sin, agus
(b) cinneadh a dhéanamh, ó am go ham, maidir leis na nithe seo a leanas—
(i) na poist a mbeidh liúntas le híoc ina leith,
(ii) ráta an liúntais, agus
(iii) an dáta óna mbeidh an liúntas iníoctha.
(2) Féadfar foráil a dhéanamh le hordú faoin alt seo maidir le rátaí liúntais éagsúla i gcomhair post éagsúil agus maidir le dátaí éagsúla óna mbeidh an liúntas iníoctha i leith post éagsúil.
(3) San alt seo—
ciallaíonn “Aoire Cúnta an Rialtais i nDáil Éireann” comhalta de Dháil Éireann arna ainmniú nó arna hainmniú ag an Taoiseach chun bheith ina shealbhóir nó ina sealbhóir ar an bpost sin;
ciallaíonn “Aoire Cúnta an Rialtais i Seanad Éireann”, “Leas-Treoraí an Tí i Seanad Éireann” agus “Aoire an Rialtais i Seanad Éireann” na comhaltaí de Sheanad Éireann arna n-ainmniú ag an Taoiseach chun bheith ina sealbhóirí ar na poist faoi seach;
tá le “Treoraí an Tí i Seanad Éireann” an bhrí atá le “Treoraí an Tí” i mBuan-Orduithe Sheanad Éireann;
ciallaíonn “Treoraí Freasúra i Seanad Éireann” an comhalta de Sheanad Éireann atá ina threoraí nó ina treoraí ar ghrúpa sa fhreasúra i Seanad Éireann nach lú ná beirt líon a chomhaltaí;
ciallaíonn “Aoire Freasúra i Seanad Éireann” an comhalta de Sheanad Éireann atá ina aoire nó ina haoire ar ghrúpa sa fhreasúra i Seanad Éireann nach lú ná beirt líon a chomhaltaí;
ciallaíonn “Aoire Páirtí i nDáil Éireann” an comhalta de Dháil Éireann arna ainmniú nó arna hainmniú ag treoraí páirtí i nDáil Éireann, nach lú ná beirt líon a chomhaltaí i nDáil Éireann, chun bheith ina aoire nó ina haoire ar an bpáirtí sin.
Liúntais do chathaoirligh, etc., ar Choistí Oireachtais.
4.—(1) Féadfaidh an Rialtas, le hordú—
(a) foráil a dhéanamh go n-íocfar liúntas bliantúil, a mhéid a shonrófar san ordú, le comhalta den Oireachtas a shealbhaíonn post díobh seo a leanas—
(i) cathaoirleach ar Choiste Oireachtais, nó ar fhochoiste, nó
(ii) leas-chathaoirleach nó aoire ar Choiste Oireachtais,
i leith dhualgais an chomhalta mar shealbhóir ar an bpost sin, agus
(b) cinneadh a dhéanamh, ó am go ham, maidir leis na nithe seo a leanas—
(i) na Coistí Oireachtais, na fochoistí agus na poist a mbeidh an liúntas le híoc ina leith,
(ii) ráta an liúntais, agus
(iii) an dáta óna mbeidh an liúntas iníoctha.
(2) Féadfar foráil a dhéanamh le hordú faoin alt seo—
(a) maidir le rátaí éagsúla i gcomhair Coistí Oireachtais agus fochoistí éagsúla agus i gcomhair post éagsúil ar Choistí agus fhochoistí éagsúla, agus
(b) maidir le dátaí éagsúla óna mbeidh an liúntas iníoctha i gcomhair Coistí Oireachtais agus fochoistí éagsúla.
(3) San alt seo agus in alt 5 den Acht seo—
ciallaíonn “Coiste Oireachtais”—
(a) coiste arna cheapadh le hordú ó cheachtar Teach den Oireachtas nó ón dá Theach acu,
(b) Comhlacht Idir-Pharlaiminteach na Breataine agus na hÉireann,
(c) an Coiste Uile-Pháirtí fán Tionscnamh um Bainistíocht Straitéiseach, agus
(d) cibé coiste eile a shonrófar le hordú ón Rialtas agus ina mbeidh comhaltaí den Oireachtas arna gceapadh ar an gcoiste ar mhodh den tsamhail chéanna leis an modh ina gceaptar comhaltaí ar an gcoiste dá dtagraítear i mír (c);
ciallaíonn “fochoiste” fochoiste de Choiste Oireachtais.
Leithroinntí i gcomhair liúntas do chomhaltaí eile Coiste.
5.—(1) Féadfaidh an Rialtas, le hordú—
(a) foráil a dhéanamh go leithroinnfear méid bliantúil i leith cathaoirligh Coiste Oireachtais chun gur féidir liúntais a íoc, de réir rátaí a chinnfidh an Coiste sin—
(i) le comhaltaí an Choiste, nó
(ii) le comhaltaí d'aon cheann dá fhochoistí,
seachas na comhaltaí sin a shealbhaíonn na poist a luaitear in alt 3 nó 4 den Acht seo, i leith dualgais shonracha, a shannfaidh an Coiste nó an fochoiste dóibh agus a bhaineann lena oibriú, a chomhlíonadh, agus
(b) cinneadh a dhéanamh, ó am go ham, maidir leis na nithe seo a leanas—
(i) na Coistí Oireachtais a ndéanfar leithroinntí ina leith,
(ii) méid na leithroinnte, agus
(iii) an dáta óna mbeidh an leithroinnt iníoctha.
(2) Féadfar foráil a dhéanamh le hordú faoin alt seo—
(a) maidir le méideanna éagsúla ar mhodh leithroinnte i gcomhair Coistí Oireachtais éagsúla, agus
(b) maidir le dátaí éagsúla óna mbeidh an leithroinnt iníoctha i gcomhair Coistí Oireachtais éagsúla.
Liúntais a íoc.
6.—(1) Maidir le liúntas faoi alt 3, 4 nó 5 den Acht seo—
(a) beidh sé iníoctha i dteannta an mhéid bhliantúil ar mhodh tuarastail is iníoctha leis an gcomhalta lena mbaineann faoi alt 2 (arna leasú le hAcht 1992) den Phríomh-Acht,
(b) ní bheidh sé iníoctha i leith aon tréimhse nach bhfuil an tuarastal sin iníoctha ina leith, agus
(c) ní bheidh sé iníoctha le comhalta a shealbhaíonn oifig dá dtagraítear i gCuid II (arna leasú le hAcht 1977) d'Acht 1938.
(2) Má tá comhalta cáilithe le linn aon tréimhse chun níos mó ná ceann amháin de na liúntais dá bhforáiltear in ailt 3, 4 agus 5 den Acht seo a fháil, is é an ceann is airde de na liúntais sin amháin a íocfar nó a bheidh iníoctha leis an gcomhalta le linn na tréimhse sin.
(3) Déanfar liúntais is iníoctha faoi alt 3 nó 4 den Acht seo, agus leithroinntí a bheidh le soláthar faoi alt 5 den Acht seo, a íoc agus a sholáthar as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas.
Méadú ar liúntais agus leithroinntí atá ar comhréir le méadú ginearálta ar luach saothair sa Státseirbhís.
7.—(1) Aon uair, ar dháta rite an Achta seo nó dá éis, a dhéanfar méadú ginearálta ar luach saothair sa Státseirbhís le héifeacht ó lá áirithe, de bhun comhaontuithe nó comhshocraíochtaí a bhfuil éifeacht leo ar bhonn ginearálta ar fud na Státseirbhíse, déanfar na liúntais is iníoctha faoi ailt 3 agus 4 den Acht seo agus na leithroinntí a dhéanfar faoi alt 5 den Acht seo a mhéadú go comhréireach le héifeacht ón lá sin gan ordú a dhéanamh faoin Acht seo i leith aon mhéaduithe den sórt sin.
(2) Beidh feidhm ag fo-alt (1) cibé acu atá nó nach bhfuil feidhm freisin ag na comhaontuithe nó na comhshocraíochtaí dá dtagraítear san fho-alt sin maidir le daoine atá fostaithe in áiteanna seachas an Státseirbhís.
(3) San alt seo, tá le “an Státseirbhís” an bhrí a shanntar dó le hAcht Choimisinéirí na Stát-Sheirbhíse, 1956.
Orduithe a bhaineann le liúntais faoi ailt 3 agus 4 agus le leithroinntí faoi alt 5.
8.—(1) Féadfaidh éifeacht chúlghabhálach a bheith le hordú faoi alt 3, 4 nó 5 den Acht seo, má tá sé sin sainráite san ordú.
(2) Folaíonn an chumhacht chun ordú a dhéanamh faoi alt 3, 4 nó 5 den Acht seo an chumhacht chun an t-ordú a leasú nó a chúlghairm.
(3) Gach ordú a dhéanfar faoi alt 3, 4 nó 5 den Acht seo leagfar é faoi bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtas a luaithe is féidir tar éis a dhéanta agus, má dhéanann ceachtar Teach, laistigh den 21 lá a shuífidh an Teach sin tar éis an t-ordú a leagan faoina bhráid, rún a rith ag neamhniú an ordaithe, beidh an t-ordú ar neamhní dá réir sin, ach sin gan dochar do bhailíocht aon ní a rinneadh roimhe sin faoin ordú.
Leasú ar an bPríomh-Acht— saoráidí taistil.
9.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 4 den Phríomh-Acht—
(a) tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh fho-alt (2):
“(2A) Déanfar tagairtí i bhfo-alt (1) do chomhalta den Oireachtas a fhorléiriú mar thagairtí a fholaíonn iar-Thaoiseach, nó aon iar-shealbhóir eile oifige, nach bhfuil i seilbh oifige i láthair na huaire agus a bhfuil úsáid gluaisteáin Stáit aige le linn dó leanúint de bheith ag fónamh mar chomhalta.”,
agus
(b) trí fho-ailt (3) agus (4) a scriosadh.
(2) Measfar gur tháinig fo-alt (1)(a) i ngníomh an 6ú lá de Mheitheamh, 1997, agus measfar gur tháinig fo-alt (1)(b) i ngníomh an 1ú lá d'Eanáir, 1997.
Leasú ar an bPríomh-Acht — asbhaintí i leith scéime pinsin ranníocaigh.
10.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 6A (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1960) den Phríomh-Acht tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (2):
“(2) Aon scéim lena mbainfidh an t-alt seo beidh éifeacht léi de réir a téarmaí agus déanfaidh an tAire, de réir rialachán—
(a) asbhaintí as na liúntais a íocfar le comhaltaí den Oireachtas faoin Acht seo agus faoi ailt 3, 4 agus 5 den Acht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta, Parlaiminte agus Breithiúnacha (Leasú), 1998, agus
(b) na hasbhaintí sin a íoc isteach sa chiste a bheidh á chothabháil de bhun na scéime.”.
Leasú ar Acht 1938 — liúntais i gcomhair páirtithe cáilitheacha, etc.
11.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 10 (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1996) d'Acht 1938—
(a) trí fho-alt (3) a scriosadh,
(b) i bhfo-alt (4), trí “Féadfar” a chur in ionad “Faoi réir fho-alt (8) den alt seo, féadfar”,
(c) tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh fho-alt (4):
“(4A) Faoi réir cheadú an Aire Airgeadais agus cibé eisceachtaí, srianta agus coinníollacha dá bhforálfar le rialacháin, féadfar saoráidí rúnaíochta a chur ar fáil do pháirtí cáilitheach d'fhonn gníomhaíochtaí Parlaiminte a chomhaltaí tofa a éascú.”,
agus
(d) tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (8):
“(8) Déanfar aon liúntas is iníoctha, agus aon saoráid a bheidh le cur ar fáil, de bhua an ailt seo a íoc agus a chur ar fáil i dteannta aon liúntais eile nó tuarastail is iníoctha, nó aon saoráide eile a chuirfear ar fáil, faoi na hAchtanna um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí), 1938 go 1998, nó faoi na hAchtanna um Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte, 1938 go 1998.”.
(2) Measfar nach raibh éifeacht riamh le fo-alt (3) d'alt 10 (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1996) d'Acht 1938 agus dá réir sin aon mhéid ar laghdaíodh liúntas dá réir faoin alt sin déanfar é a aisíoc leis an duine ar laghdaíodh a liúntas.
Leasú ar Acht 1938 — pinsin aireachta agus pinsin rúnaí.
12.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 13A (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1992) d'Acht 1938—
(a) i bhfo-alt (4), trí “Ar choinníoll go dtabharfar neamhaird ar aon chodán de bhliain sa toradh a fhaightear faoi mhír (a) nó (b) den fho-alt seo.” a scriosadh,
(b) i bhfo-alt (5), tríd an mír seo a leanas a chur in ionad mhír (a):
“(a) Beidh pinsean faoin alt seo de réir ráta 25 faoin gcéad den tuarastal cuí, móide 5 faoin gcéad den tuarastal cuí i leith gach bliana seirbhíse breise de bhreis ar 3 bliana, agus codanna de bhliain á n-áireamh ar bhonn pro rata, faoi réir uasmhéid 7 mbliana breise den sórt sin.”,
agus
(c) i bhfo-alt (5)(b), tríd an bhfomhír seo a leanas a chur in ionad fhomhír (ii):
“(ii) maidir le pinsean rúnaí—
(I) más rud é—
(A) gur shealbhaigh an duine lena mbaineann oifig aireachta an 1ú lá d'Eanáir, 1978, nó dá éis, nó
(B) go bhfuil an duine lena mbaineann tar éis seirbhís nach lú ná 3 bliana a thabhairt in oifig cháilitheach, nó i roinnt oifigí den sórt sin, seachas oifig a tháinig chun bheith ina hoifig cháilitheach de bhua alt 5(1) den Acht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta, Parlaiminte agus Breithiúnacha (Leasú), 1983,
an tsuim bhliantúil is iníoctha de thuras na huaire ar mhodh tuarastail le sealbhóir ar oifig Aire Stáit,
(II) in aon chás eile, an tsuim bhliantúil is iníoctha de thuras na huaire ar mhodh tuarastail i leith na hoifige cáilithí deireanaí, seachas oifig aireachta, a shealbhaigh an duine lena mbaineann,
nó, i gcás inar mó é, meán ualaithe na dtuarastal is iníoctha le sealbhóir reatha gach ceann de na hoifigí cáilitheacha a shealbhaigh an duine lena mbaineann, arna ríomh mar a leanas:
(C) déanfar an líon laethanta a shealbhaigh an duine lena mbaineann oifig cháilitheach a iolrú faoin tsuim bhliantúil is iníoctha de thuras na huaire ar mhodh tuarastail le sealbhóir na hoifige cáilithí;
(D) déanfar suim na dtorthaí a fhaightear de réir fhochlásal (C) maidir le gach oifig cháilitheach a shealbhaigh an duine lena mbaineann a roinnt ar an líon iomlán laethanta (faoi réir uasmhéid 3,650 lá) ar shealbhaigh an duine sin oifig cháilitheach lena linn:
Ar choinníoll, chun críocha fhochlásal (C), nach mó ná 3,650 lá an líon iomlán laethanta is ináirithe agus go ndéanfar am a bheidh seirbheáilte in oifig cháilitheach a bhfuil tuarastal níos airde ina leith ag a sealbhóir reatha ná mar atá ag sealbhóir reatha oifige cáilithí eile a shealbhaigh an duine lena mbaineann roimhe sin a áireamh sula n-áireofar am a bheidh seirbheáilte san oifig cháilitheach eile.”.
Leasú ar Acht 1938 — pinsin pro rata.
13.—Leasaítear leis seo Acht 1938—
(a) in alt 13B (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1992), trí “go n-áireofar ar bhonn pro rata” a chur in ionad “go dtabharfar neamhaird ar” i bhfo-alt (5) (b), agus
(b) tríd an alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh alt 13B:
“Pinsin pro rata. | 13C.—(1) Beidh feidhm ag an alt seo maidir le duine— (a) atá ag fáil pinsin— (i) a ríomhtar de réir alt 13D, 14 nó 16 den Acht seo, agus (ii) atá níos lú ná an pinsean is iníoctha le duine nach lú ná 8 mbliana an tseirbhís inphinsin atá aige, agus (b) nach bhfuil ag fáil pinsean forlíontach faoi alt 13B den Acht seo. (2) I gcás inar tugadh neamhaird ar chodán de bhliain faoi alt 14(4)(b) nó 16(4)(a) den Acht seo le linn pinsean bunaidh duine lena mbaineann an t-alt seo a ríomh, féadfar pinsean an duine sin faoi alt 14 nó 16, de réir mar is cuí, a mhéadú de mhéid a ríomhfar de réir na foirmle— |
F × (Z-Y) | × S | |
_______ 100 |
I gcás— gurb é F an codán ar tugadh neamhaird air amhlaidh; gurb é Z an méid céatadánach den tuarastal cuí a bheadh iníoctha faoi alt 14 nó 16 den Acht seo, de réir mar a bheidh, dá mbeadh bliain amháin eile de sheirbhís inphinsin tugtha ag an duine lena mbaineann; gurb é Y an méid céatadánach den tuarastal cuí is iníoctha faoi alt 14 nó 16 den Acht seo; gurb é S an tuarastal cuí. (3) San alt seo— ciallaíonn ‘tuarastal cuí’, i ndáil le duine lena mbaineann an t-alt seo, an tuarastal a ríomhtar pinsean an duine ar a bhonn faoi alt 14 nó 16 den Acht seo, de réir mar is cuí; ciallaíonn ‘pinsean bunaidh’ i ndáil le duine lena mbaineann an t-alt seo, an pinsean a raibh teideal ag an duine sin chuige faoi alt 14 nó 16 den Acht seo, de réir mar is cuí, ar an dáta feidhme, nó, má shealbhaigh an duine oifig cháilitheach ar an dáta sin, an pinsean a mbeadh teideal aige chuige amhlaidh dá scoirfeadh sé d'oifig a shealbhú ar an dáta sin; ciallaíonn ‘seirbhís inphinsin’ seirbhís inphinsin de réir bhrí alt 14 nó 16 den Acht seo, de réir mar is cuí.”. |
Leasú ar Acht 1938 — meánseirbhís a ríomh.
14.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo Acht 1938 tríd an alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh alt 13C (a cuireadh isteach leis an Acht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta, Parlaiminte, Breithiúnacha agus Cúirte (Leasú), 1998):
“Meánseirbhís aireachta agus rúnaí a ríomh le haghaidh pinsin rúnaí. | 13D.—I gcás ina mbeadh sé níos fabhraí don duine lena mbaineann, féadfar pinsean a ríomhfar faoi alt 16 den Acht seo ar bhonn na suime bliantúla a luaitear i bhfo-alt (3) den alt sin a ríomh ina ionad sin amhail is dá mba í an tsuim bhliantúil sin méid mheán ualaithe na suimeanna bliantúla is iníoctha ar mhodh tuarastail le sealbhóir reatha gach ceann de na hoifigí cáilitheacha a shealbhaigh an duine lena mbaineann, arna ríomh mar a leanas: (a) déanfar an líon laethanta ar shealbhaigh an duine lena mbaineann oifig cháilitheach a iolrú faoin tsuim bhliantúil is iníoctha de thuras na huaire ar mhodh tuarastail le sealbhóir reatha na hoifige sin, agus (b) déanfar suim na dtorthaí a fhaightear de réir mhír (a) den alt seo i ndáil le gach oifig cháilitheach a shealbhaigh an duine lena mbaineann a roinnt ar an líon iomlán laethanta (faoi réir uasmhéid 2,920 lá) ar shealbhaigh an duine sin oifig cháilitheach lena linn: Ar choinníoll, chun críocha mhír (a) den alt seo, nach mó ná 2,920 lá an líon iomlán laethanta is ináirithe agus go ndéanfar am a bheidh seirbheáilte in oifig cháilitheach a bhfuil tuarastal níos airde ina leith ag a sealbhóir reatha ná mar atá ag sealbhóir reatha oifige cáilithí eile a shealbhaigh an duine lena mbaineann roimhe sin a áireamh sula n-áireofar am a bheidh seirbheáilte san oifig cháilitheach eile.”. |
(2) Measfar gur tháinig an t-alt seo agus ailt 12 agus 13 i ngníomh an 6ú lá de Mheitheamh, 1997.
Leasú ar Acht 1962 — liúntais thar oíche.
15.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 1 (arna ionadú le hAcht 1996) d'Acht 1962—
(a) tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (2):
“(2) Más rud é go bhfanann comhalta lena mbaineann an t-alt seo thar oíche i limistéar Bhaile Átha Cliath ar an ábhar—
(a) go mbeartaíonn an comhalta freastal ar chruinniú an lá ina dhiaidh sin,
(b) go bhfreastalaíonn an comhalta ar chruinniú aon lá nach mbaineann fo-alt (2)(a) den alt seo leis, nó
(c) go bhfreastalaíonn an comhalta ar Theach Laighean chun a shaoráidí a úsáid,
féadfar, faoi réir fho-ailt (3) agus (4) agus faoi réir cibé eisceachtaí, srianta agus coinníollacha dá bhforálfar le rialacháin, liúntas thar oíche de mhéid a cheadóidh an tAire Airgeadais chun críocha an ailt seo a íoc leis an gcomhalta i leith cóiríochta, as airgead a sholáthróidh an tOireachtas.”,
agus
(b) tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur leis i ndiaidh fho-alt (3):
“(4) I gcás freastail ar Theach Laighean chun na críche a luaitear i bhfo-alt (2)(c) den alt seo, is faoi réir an mhéid seo a leanas a íocfar liúntas thar oíche faoi fho-alt (2)—
(a) uasmhéid cúig liúntas is fiche in aghaidh na bliana i leith freastal den sórt sin, agus
(b) gan aon íocaíocht a dhéanamh má tá an comhalta lena mbaineann cáilithe le haghaidh íocaíochta de bhua fho-alt (2)(a) nó (b) den alt seo.”.
Leasú ar Acht 1962 — liúntais rúnaíochta speisialta.
16.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 2 (a cuireadh isteach le hAcht 1992 agus arna leasú le hAcht 1996) d'Acht 1962 trí na fo-ailt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh fho-alt (2):
“(2A) Faoi réir cibé eisceachtaí, srianta agus coinníollacha dá bhforálfar le rialacháin, deonófar do gach comhalta de Dháil Éireann agus do gach comhalta de Sheanad Éireann, i dteannta na saoráidí rúnaíochta a dheonaítear faoi fho-alt (1) den alt seo, liúntas rúnaíochta speisialta arb é a mhéid—
(a) £5,000 in aghaidh na bliana, i gcás comhalta de Dháil Éireann, agus
(b) £3,750 in aghaidh na bliana, i gcás comhalta de Sheanad Éireann.
(2B) Féadfaidh an tAire Airgeadais, le rialacháin, ceachtar de na nithe seo a leanas nó iad araon a dhéanamh:
(a) na méideanna a mhéadú a dheonaítear faoi fho-alt (2A) den alt seo mar liúntas rúnaíochta speisialta,
(b) an modh a chinneadh ar dá réir a fhéadfar liúntas den sórt sin a mhéadú.”.
Leasú ar Acht 1962 — rialacháin chúlghabhálacha.
17.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 3 d'Acht 1962 tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur leis i ndiaidh fho-alt (2):
“(3) Féadfaidh éifeacht chúlghabhálach a bheith le rialacháin faoin Acht seo, má tá sé sin sainráite sna rialacháin.”.
Leasú ar Acht 1964 — saoráidí taistil agus rialacháin.
18.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 5 d'Acht 1964—
(a) trí na fo-ailt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh fho-alt (1):
“(1A) Féadfaidh an tAire Airgeadais na nithe seo a leanas a chinneadh le rialacháin—
(a) an dáta óna mbeidh saoráidí taistil iníoctha,
(b) an ráta nó na rátaí saoráidí taistil is iníoctha le comhalta nó le comhaltaí de Dháil Éireann,
(c) an ráta nó na rátaí saoráidí taistil is iníoctha le comhalta nó le comhaltaí de Sheanad Éireann,
(d) aon mhodh chun an ráta nó na rátaí saoráidí taistil a athbhreithniú sa todhchaí, agus
(e) an modh ina mbeidh, agus na heisceachtaí, na srianta agus na coinníollacha ar faoina réir a bheidh, saoráidí taistil le cur ar fáil do chomhaltaí den Oireachtas agus le híoc leo.
(1B) Féadfaidh éifeacht chúlghabhálach a bheith le rialacháin faoin Acht seo, má tá sé sin sainráite sna rialacháin.”,
agus
(b) tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fho-alt (2):
“(2) Gach rialachán a dhéanfar faoin alt seo leagfar é faoi bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtas a luaithe is féidir tar éis a dhéanta agus, má dhéanann ceachtar Teach, laistigh den 21 lá a shuífidh an Teach sin tar éis an rialachán a leagan faoina bhráid, rún a rith ag neamhniú an rialacháin, beidh an rialachán ar neamhní dá réir sin, ach sin gan dochar do bhailíocht aon ní a rinneadh roimhe sin faoin rialachán.”.
Leasú ar Acht 1992 — liúntas le haghaidh caiteachas do chomhaltaí den Oireachtas.
19.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 3(4) d'Acht 1992 tríd an mír seo a leanas a chur in ionad mhír (e):
“(e) an modh ina mbeidh, agus na heisceachtaí, na srianta agus na coinníollacha ar faoina réir a bheidh, an liúntas le cur ar fáil agus le híoc.”.
Leasú ar Acht 1992 — rialacháin.
20.—Leasaítear leis seo Acht 1992 tríd an alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh alt 5:
“Rialacháin chúlghabhálacha. | 5A.—Féadfaidh éifeacht chúlghabhálach a bheith le rialacháin faoin Acht seo, má tá sé sin sainráite sna rialacháin.”. |
Leasú ar an Acht Comhdhlúite Cánacha, 1997.
21.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 836 den Acht Comhdhlúite Cánacha, 1997, tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh fho-alt (1):
“(1A) Beidh feidhm ag fo-alt (1)—
(a) maidir le liúntas is iníoctha faoi alt 2 d'Acht an Oireachtais (Liúntaisí do Chomhaltaí), 1938, agus faoi alt 5 den Acht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1964, i leith saoráidí taistil de réir bhrí an Achta chéadluaite, agus
(b) maidir le liúntas is iníoctha faoi alt 1 nó 2 den Acht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí), 1962,
mar atá feidhm aige maidir le liúntas is iníoctha faoi alt 3 den Acht um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí) agus Oifigí Aireachta agus Parlaiminte (Leasú), 1992.”.
(2) Measfar gur tháinig fo-alt (1) i ngníomh an 6ú lá d'Aibreán, 1997.
Nithe áirithe a shoiléiriú.
22.—Chun amhras a sheachaint, dearbhaítear leis seo nach mbeidh—
(a) rialachán faoi na hAchtanna um an Oireachtas (Liúntais do Chomhaltaí), 1938 go 1996, agus
(b) aon ní a dhéanfar de réir an rialacháin sin,
neamhbhailí de bhíthin amháin, tráth déanta an rialacháin sin, nach raibh sé údaraithe go sainráite leis an Acht a ndearnadh an rialachán faoi go mbeadh éifeacht chúlghabhálach leis.
Forálacha áirithe d'Acht 1994 a aisghairm.
23.—(1) Aisghairtear leis seo ailt 2 go 5 d'Acht 1994.
(2) Leanfaidh aon ordú arna dhéanamh faoi alt 2 nó 3 d'Acht 1994 roimh thosach feidhme an ailt seo d'éifeacht a bheith leis go dtí go ndéanfar ordú arna dhéanamh faoi alt 3 nó 4 den Acht seo, de réir mar is cuí, a chur ina ionad.
(3) Ní dhéanfaidh aisghairm ailt 2 go 5 d'Acht 1994 dochar d'íoc pinsean le comhaltaí den Oireachtas a rinne ranníocaíocht, ar mhodh asbhaintí as na liúntais a chuirtear ar fáil faoi na hailt sin, leis an gciste a chothabháiltear de bhun Scéim Pinsean Thithe an Oireachtais (Comhaltaí).
CUID III
Forálacha a Bhaineann le Breithiúna agus le hOifigigh Chúirte
Modhnú ar fhorálacha pinsin an Phríomh-Achta mar a chuirtear chun feidhme iad maidir le breithiúna áirithe den chúirt Uachtarach agus maidir le breithiúna áirithe den Ard-Chúirt.
24.—I gcás breithimh den Chúirt Uachtarach nó den Ard-Chúirt atá ag fónamh sa cháil sin an 19ú lá de Nollaig, 1996, nó dá éis, beidh éifeacht le mír 2 de Chuid 1 den Dara Sceideal a ghabhann leis an bPríomh-Acht amhail is dá gcuirfí na fomhíreanna seo a leanas in ionad fhomhíreanna (2) agus (3) den mhír sin:
“(2) Deonófar do bhreitheamh den Chúirt Uachtarach nó den Ard-Chúirt lena mbaineann an mhír seo agus, ar 65 bliana d'aois a bheith slán aige, a scarfaidh lena oifig i ndiaidh 15 bliana seirbhíse nó níos mó, pinsean saoil is ionann agus leath a luach saothair an tráth a scarfaidh sé lena oifig amhlaidh.
(3) Deonófar do bhreitheamh den Chúirt Uachtarach nó den Ard-Chúirt lena mbaineann an mhír seo agus, mar gheall ar a aois nó ar éiglíocht bhuan, a scarfaidh lena oifig i ndiaidh 5 bliana seirbhíse nó níos mó, pinsean saoil is ionann agus an t-ochtú cuid dá luach saothair an tráth a scarfaidh sé lena oifig amhlaidh, mar aon le trí ochtódú den luach saothair sin in aghaidh gach bliain iomlán seirbhíse de bhreis ar chúig bliana, faoi réir pinsin uasta is ionann agus leath an luach saothair sin.”.
Modhnú ar fhorálacha pinsin an Phríomh-Achta mar a chuirtear chun feidhme iad maidir le breithiúna áirithe den Chúirt Chuarda.
25.—I gcás breithimh den Chúirt Chuarda atá ag fónamh sa cháil sin an 19ú lá de Nollaig, 1996, nó dá éis, beidh éifeacht le mír 5 de Chuid II den Dara Sceideal a ghabhann leis an bPríomh-Acht amhail is dá gcuirfí na fomhíreanna seo a leanas in ionad fhomhíreanna (2) agus (3) den mhír sin:
“(2) Deonófar do bhreitheamh den Chúirt Chuarda lena mbaineann an mhír seo agus, ar 65 bliana d'aois a bheith slán aige, a scarfaidh lena oifig i ndiaidh 15 bliana seirbhíse nó níos mó, pinsean saoil is ionann agus leath a luach saothair an tráth a scarfaidh sé lena oifig amhlaidh.
(3) Deonófar do bhreitheamh den Chúirt Chuarda lena mbaineann an mhír seo agus, mar gheall ar a aois nó ar éiglíocht bhuan, a scarfaidh lena oifig i ndiaidh cúig bliana seirbhíse nó níos mó, pinsean saoil is ionann agus an t-ochtú cuid dá luach saothair an tráth a scarfaidh sé lena oifig amhlaidh, mar aon le trí ochtódú den luach saothair sin in aghaidh gach bliain iomlán seirbhíse de bhreis ar chúig bliana, faoi réir pinsin uasta is ionann agus leath an luach saothair sin.”.
Modhnú ar fhorálacha pinsin an Phríomh-Achta mar a chuirtear chun feidhme iad maidir le breithiúna áirithe den Chúirt Dúiche.
26.—I gcás breithimh den Chúirt Dúiche atá ag fónamh sa cháil sin an 19ú lá de Nollaig, 1996, nó dá éis—
(a) beidh éifeacht le mír 8 de Chuid III den Dara Sceideal a ghabhann leis an bPríomh-Acht amhail is dá gcuirfí na fomhíreanna seo a leanas in ionad fhomhíreanna (2) agus (3) den mhír sin:
“(2) Deonófar do bhreitheamh den Chúirt Dúiche lena mbaineann an mhír seo agus, ar 65 bliana d'aois a bheith slán aige, a scarfaidh lena oifig i ndiaidh 20 bliain seirbhíse nó níos mó, pinsean saoil is ionann agus leath a luach saothair an tráth a scarfaidh sé lena oifig amhlaidh.
(3) Deonófar do bhreitheamh den Chúirt Dúiche lena mbaineann an mhír seo agus, mar gheall ar a aois nó ar éiglíocht bhuan, a scarfaidh lena oifig i ndiaidh cúig bliana seirbhíse nó níos mó, pinsean saoil is ionann agus an t-ochtú cuid dá luach saothair an tráth a scarfaidh sé lena oifig amhlaidh, mar aon leis an daicheadú cuid den luach saothair sin in aghaidh gach bliain iomlán seirbhíse de bhreis ar chúig bliana, faoi réir pinsin uasta is ionann agus leath an luach saothair sin.”,
agus
(b) beidh éifeacht le mír 10 de Chuid III den Dara Sceideal a ghabhann leis an bPríomh-Acht amhail is dá gcuirfí na focail “pinsin saoil is ionann agus an t-ochtú cuid dá luach saothair an tráth a scarfaidh sé lena oifig amhlaidh mar aon le 3/160ú den luach saothair sin in aghaidh gach bliain iomlán seirbhíse de bhreis ar dheich mbliana, faoi réir pinsin uasta is ionann agus leath an luach saothair sin.” in ionad gach rud i ndiaidh “beidh sé i dteideal”.
Modhnú ar fhorálacha pinsin an Phríomh-Achta mar a chuirtear chun feidhme iad maidir le hoifigigh chúirte áirithe.
27.—I gcás oifigigh cúirte atá ag fónamh sa cháil sin an 19ú lá de Nollaig, 1996, nó dá éis, beidh éifeacht le halt 57 den Phríomh-Acht amhail is dá gcuirfí na míreanna seo a leanas in ionad mhíreanna (i) agus (ii) i bhfo-alt (1) den alt sin:
“(i) má tá fiche bliain nó níos mó de sheirbhís den sórt sin tugtha aige, leath an luach saothair bhliantúil i leith na hoifige a scoirfidh sé dá sealbhú, agus
(ii) mura mbeidh fiche bliain de sheirbhís den sórt sin tugtha aige, an t-ochtú cuid den luach saothair bliantúil i leith na hoifige a scoirfidh sé dá sealbhú, mar aon leis an daicheadú cuid den luach saothair sin in aghaidh gach bliain iomlán seirbhíse (más ann) de bhreis ar chúig bliana.”.
Modhnú ar fhorálacha pinsin Acht 1961 mar a chuirtear chun feidhme iad maidir le breithiúna áirithe agus maidir le hoifigigh chúirte áirithe.
28.—I gcás breithimh nó oifigigh cúirte atá ag fónamh sa cháil sin an 19ú lá de Nollaig, 1996, nó dá éis, beidh éifeacht le halt 2 (i ndáil le breitheamh den sórt sin) agus le halt 4 (i ndáil le hoifigeach cúirte den sórt sin) d'Acht 1961 amhail is—
(a) i bhfo-alt (2) den alt is infheidhme—
(i) dá mba thagairt do thrí oiread mhéid bliantúil an phinsin an tagairt d'oiread go leith mhéid bliantúil an phinsin, agus
(ii) dá scriosfaí na focail “arna laghdú faoi fho-alt (5) den alt seo”,
(b) dá gcuirfí na focail “nó, más mó í, an aisce a bheadh iníoctha leis faoi fho-alt (2) den alt seo dá mba rud é, ar dháta a bháis, go scoirfeadh sé mar gheall ar éiglíocht bhuan” isteach i ndiaidh “tráth a bháis” i bhfo-alt (3) den alt is infheidhme, agus
(c) dá gcuirfí an fo-alt seo a leanas in ionad fho-alt (5) den alt is infheidhme:
“(5) Beidh aon aisce is iníoctha faoin alt seo le laghdú faoi threoir aon ranníoca a bheidh dlite de réir théarmaí na Scéime Pinsean do Chéilí agus Leanaí na Breithiúnachta agus Oifigeach Cúirte.”.
Aisce fhorlíontach le haghaidh breithiúna áirithe agus oifigeach cúirte áirithe.
29.—I gcás breithimh nó oifigigh cúirte a scoir d'fhónamh sa cháil sin roimh an 19ú lá de Nollaig, 1996, agus lenar bhain Acht 1961, féadfaidh an tAire Airgeadais, más rud é, tar éis dul i gcomhairle leis an Ard-Aighne, go gceapann sé gur gá déanamh amhlaidh, cibé aisce fhorlíontach, mar aon le cibé ús uirthi is cuí leis, a íoc amhail is dá ndéanfaí, tráth scortha an duine lena mbaineann, na focail “de mhéid nach mó ná aon agus naoi ndeichiú oiread mhéid bliantúil an phinsin” a chur in ionad na bhfocal “de mhéid is comhionann le oiread go leith mhéid bliantúil an phinsin” in alt 2(2) nó 4(2) den Acht sin, de réir mar a bheidh.
Modhnú ar fhorálacha pinsin Acht 1991.
30.—I gcás breithimh nó oifigigh cúirte a scoir d'fhónamh sa cháil sin an 19ú lá de Nollaig, 1996, nó dá éis, beidh éifeacht le hAcht 1991 amhail is—
(a) dá gcuirfí “3/80ú” in ionad “an fichiú cuid” in alt 3(1)(a) den Acht sin,
(b) dá gcuirfí “1/40ú” in ionad “an tríochadú cuid” in alt 3(1)(b) den Acht sin,
(c) dá gcuirfí “3/160ú” in ionad “an daicheadú cuid” in alt 3(1)(c) den Acht sin,
(d) dá gcuirfí “1/40ú” in ionad “an tríochadú cuid” in alt 3(2) den Acht sin, agus
(e) dá gcuirfí “aon leath” in ionad “dhá thrian” in alt 6(4) den Acht sin.
Tosach feidhme forálacha áirithe.
31.—Measfar gur tháinig ailt 24 go 28 agus alt 30 den Acht seo i ngníomh an 19ú lá de Nollaig, 1996.