§ 82. Mr. DONALDasked the President of the Board of Education if national school teachers who may transfer their services from Ireland to Great Britain, or to any of His Majesty's Colonies, will receive credit for their years of service in Ireland for pension, taking into account their payment of pension premiums in Ireland?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of EDUCATION (Mr. Herbert Fisher)Service as a teacher in an educational institution in Ireland receiving grants from the Government is "qualifying service" for the purposes of the School Teachers (Superannuation) Act, 1918, and will therefore be credited to a teacher who performs 10 years of "recognised" service in England and satisfies the other conditions of the Act. Qualifying service is not pensionable in itself, but is accepted in completion of the period of 30 years' service required under the Act as a condition of the award of pension. The benefits receivable by teachers in respect of their Irish service are a matter within the administration of the Commissioners of National Education, Ireland, and not of the Board of Education.