FAQs

How do I know if I am a member of a Pension Scheme?

This information would have been provided to you on appointment and details of the scheme would have been notified to you then. It should also be outlined in your contract of employment. A “superannuation” deduction would also be on your payslip.

Where can I find information on TU Dublin’s Pension Scheme?

Information on the Pension Scheme is available on our website here. Our website provides a range of information on retirement options as well as information on the retirement planning courses run by the Pensions Section. In particular, you should refer to the explanatory leaflet which explains the various entitlements and options available to members of the scheme.

For all staff, please email pensions@tudublin.ie

How much notice do I need to give if I wish to retire?

For most people the minimum contractual notice period is one month. This will be in your contract of employment. Where possible, we ask that staff who are resigning or retiring to give as much notice as possible.

I’m not a member of a Pension Scheme Can I contribute to any pension’s arrangement?

You are entitled to contribute to a Personal Retirement Savings Account. TU Dublin can facilitate the deduction of contributions to PRSAs through Cornmarket. Details of the PRSA are provided on appointment and are available here.

When would I be able to claim my preserved benefit if I left the University today?

The minimum retirement age for an officer or a non-officer (other than a new entrant) is age 60. The minimum retirement age for a new entrant is age 65.

If you resign before the minimum retirement age -

(i) Other than on ill-health grounds with at least 2 years reckonable service and you are not transferring your service to another organisation whose pension scheme allows you for the reckoning of your service under the Education Sector Superannuation Scheme, or

(ii) On ill-health grounds with at least 2 years reckonable service and do not opt in writing to receive a short service gratuity

your pension and lump sum entitlements are preserved to your minimum retirement age. You must apply in writing for these benefits on reaching your minimum retirement age and they will be based on your reckonable service and on your pensionable pay on the date of your resignation, uprated by the appropriate cases between that date and your minimum retirement age.

Preserved benefit and lump sum under (i) above will be become payable earlier than your minimum retirement age if you fall permanently ill before that date. Should you die before reaching your minimum retirement age, a preserved death gratuity (calculated in the same manner as a preserved lump sum) will be payable to your legal personal representative.