S.I. No. 581/2012 - Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (Relevant Authorities) Regulations 2012.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 (Relevant Authorities) Regulations 2012.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 January 2013.

2. The Ministers of the Government, public service bodies and bodies corporate specified in the Schedule are each prescribed as a relevant authority for the purposes of the

Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012

(No. 37 of 2012).

SCHEDULE

Reference Number

Ministers of the Government, Public Service Bodies and Bodies Corporate

1.

An Taoiseach

2.

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

3.

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

4.

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

5.

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources

6.

Minister for Defence

7.

Minister for Education and Skills

8.

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

9.

Minister for Finance

10.

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

11.

Minister for Health

12.

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

13.

Minister for Justice and Equality

14.

Minister for Social Protection

15.

Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport

16.

Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin, Incorporating the National Children’s Hospital

17.

Adoption Authority of Ireland

18.

An Bord Bia

19.

An Bord Pleanála

20.

An Ceoláras Náisiúnta The National Concert Hall Company

21.

An Chomhairle Ealaíon

22.

An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta & Gaelscolaíochta

23.

An Foras Áiseanna Saothair

24.

An Garda Síochána

25.

An Scoil Chuimsitheach, An Bóthar Buí

26.

Appeals Commissioners

27.

Ardee Community School

28.

Ashbourne Community School

29.

Ashton Comprehensive School

30.

Athboy Community School

31.

Athlone Institute of Technology

32.

Bailieborough Community School

33.

Ballina Town Council

34.

Ballincollig Community School

35.

Ballinrobe Community School

36.

Ballinteer Community School

37.

Ballyhaunis Community School

38.

Beara Community School

39.

Beaumont Hospital Board

40.

Bishopstown Community School

41.

Blackwater Community School

42.

Blakestown Community School

43.

Bord Iascaigh Mhara

44.

Bord na Radharcmhastóirí

45.

Border, Midland and Western Regional Assembly

46.

Boyne Community School

47.

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland

48.

Brothers of Charity Services Clare

49.

Brothers of Charity Services Galway

50.

Brothers of Charity Services Limerick

51.

Brothers of Charity Services Roscommon

52.

Brothers of Charity Services South East

53.

Brothers of Charity Southern Services

54.

Buncrana Town Council

55.

Bundoran Town Council

56.

Cabinteely Community School

57.

Caritas Convalescent Centre Limited

58.

Carlow County Council

59.

Carndonagh Community School

60.

Carrick-on-Shannon Community School

61.

Carrigaline Community School

62.

Carriglea Cáirde Services

63.

Cashel Community School

64.

Castlebar Town Council

65.

Castlecomer Community School

66.

Castlerea Community School

67.

Cavan County Council

68.

Central Remedial Clinic

69.

Central Statistics Office

70.

Cheeverstown House Limited

71.

Chester Beatty Library

72.

Chief State Solicitor’s Office

73.

Children’s University Hospital

74.

Church of Ireland College of Education

75.

Citizens Information Board

76.

City of Cork Vocational Education Committee

77.

City of Dublin Vocational Education Committee

78.

City of Galway Vocational Education Committee

79.

City of Limerick Vocational Education Committee

80.

City of Waterford Vocational Education Committee

81.

Clare County Council

82.

Clifden Community School

83.

Coláiste Chiaráin, Leixlip

84.

Coláiste Cholmcille, Ballyshannon

85.

Commission for Aviation Regulation

86.

Commission for Communications Regulation

87.

Commission for Energy Regulation

88.

Commissioners for Public Works in Ireland

89.

Companies Registration Office

90.

Competition Authority

91.

Coombe Lying–In Hospital

92.

COPE Foundation

93.

Cork City Council

94.

Cork County Council

95.

Cork Institute of Technology

96.

County Carlow Vocational Education Committee

97.

County Cavan Vocational Education Committee

98.

County Clare Vocational Education Committee

99.

County Cork Vocational Education Committee

100.

County Donegal Vocational Education Committee

101.

County Dublin Vocational Education Committee

102.

County Galway Vocational Education Committee

103.

County Kerry Vocational Education Committee

104.

County Kildare Vocational Education Committee

105.

County Kilkenny Vocational Education Committee

106.

County Laois Vocational Education Committee

107.

County Leitrim Vocational Education Committee

108.

County Limerick Vocational Education Committee

109.

County Longford Vocational Education Committee

110.

County Louth Vocational Education Committee

111.

County Mayo Vocational Education Committee

112.

County Meath Vocational Education Committee

113.

County Monaghan Vocational Education Committee

114.

County Offaly Vocational Education Committee

115.

County Roscommon Vocational Education Committee

116.

County Sligo Vocational Education Committee

117.

County Waterford Vocational Education Committee

118.

County Westmeath Vocational Education Committee

119.

County Wexford Vocational Education Committee

120.

County Wicklow Vocational Education Committee

121.

Courts Service

122.

Crawford Art Gallery Cork Limited

123.

Crescent College Comprehensive S.J.

124.

Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul Service for Persons with a Mental Handicap Limited

125.

Dental Council

126.

Digital Hub Development Agency

127.

Donegal County Council

128.

Douglas Community School

129.

Drogheda Borough Council

130.

Dublin City Council

131.

Dublin City University

132.

Dublin Dental Hospital Board

133.

Dublin Docklands Development Authority

134.

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

135.

Dublin Institute of Technology

136.

Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology

137.

Dún Laoghaire Vocational Education Committee

138.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council

139.

Dundalk Institute of Technology

140.

Dundalk Town Council

141.

Dungarvan Town Council

142.

Dunmore Community School

143.

East Glendalough School

144.

Economic and Social Research Institute

145.

Employment Appeals Tribunal

146.

Environmental Protection Agency

147.

Fáilte Ireland

148.

Family Support Agency

149.

Financial Services Ombudsman’s Bureau

150.

Fingal County Council

151.

Food Safety Authority of Ireland

152.

Forfás

153.

Gaisce

154.

Gallen Community School

155.

Galway City Council

156.

Galway County Council

157.

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

158.

Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

159.

Glenamaddy Community School

160.

Gorey Community School

161.

Gort Community School

162.

Grangegorman Development Agency

163.

Hartstown Community School

164.

Health and Safety Authority

165.

Health and Social Care Professionals Council

166.

Health Information and Quality Authority

167.

Health Research Board

168.

Health Service Executive

169.

Heywood Community School

170.

Higher Education Authority

171.

Holy Child Community School

172.

Holy Family Community School

173.

Housing and Sustainable Communities Agency

174.

Housing Finance Agency

175.

Human Rights Commission

176.

Incorporated Orthopaedic Hospital of Ireland

177.

Inland Fisheries Ireland

178.

Institute of Public Administration

179.

Institute of Technology Blanchardstown

180.

Institute of Technology Carlow

181.

Institute of Technology Sligo

182.

Institute of Technology Tallaght

183.

Institute of Technology Tralee

184.

Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority

185.

Irish Blood Transfusion Service

186.

Irish Film Board

187.

Irish Medicines Board

188.

Irish Museum of Modern Art Company

189.

Irish Prison Service

190.

Irish Water Safety

191.

Irish Youth Justice Service

192.

John The Baptist Community School

193.

Kerry County Council

194.

Kildare County Council

195.

Kildare Town Community School

196.

Kilkenny County Council

197.

Killinarden Community School

198.

Kilrush Community School

199.

Kinsale Community School

200.

Labour Court

201.

Labour Relations Commission

202.

Laois County Council

203.

Law Reform Commission

204.

Legal Aid Board

205.

Leitrim County Council

206.

Leopardstown Park Hospital Board

207.

Letterkenny Institute of Technology

208.

Letterkenny Town Council

209.

Limerick City Council

210.

Limerick County Council

211.

Limerick Institute of Technology

212.

Local Government Management Agency

213.

Longford County Council

214.

Loreto Community School

215.

Louth County Council

216.

Marine Institute

217.

Mary Immaculate College

218.

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

219.

Mayfield Community School

220.

Mayo County Council

221.

Meath County Council

222.

Mental Health Commission

223.

Mercy University Hospital, Cork Limited

224.

Millstreet Community School

225.

Moate Community School

226.

Monaghan County Council

227.

Mount Temple Comprehensive School

228.

Mountmellick Community School

229.

Mountrath Community School

230.

Moyne Community School

231.

Muiriosa Foundation

232.

National Building Agency Limited

233.

National Cancer Registry Board

234.

National College of Art and Design

235.

National Consumer Agency

236.

National Council for Curriculum and Assessment

237.

National Council for Special Education

238.

National Disability Authority

239.

National Economic and Social Development Office

240.

National Educational Welfare Board

241.

National Gallery of Ireland

242.

National Library of Ireland

243.

National Maternity Hospital

244.

National Milk Agency

245.

National Museum of Ireland

246.

National Oil Reserves Agency

247.

National Rehabilitation Hospital

248.

National Sports Campus Development Authority

249.

National Transport Authority

250.

National Treatment Purchase Fund Board

251.

National University of Ireland, Galway

252.

National University of Ireland, Maynooth

253.

Newpark Comprehensive School

254.

North Tipperary County Council

255.

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland

256.

Offaly County Council

257.

Office of the Attorney General

258.

Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General

259.

Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement

260.

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

261.

Office of the Registrar of Friendly Societies

262.

Office of the Revenue Commissioners

263.

Old Bawn Community School

264.

Ombudsman

265.

Ombudsman for Children

266.

Ordnance Survey Ireland

267.

Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin

268.

Our Lady’s Hospice Limited

269.

Patents Office

270.

Peamount Hospital Incorporated

271.

Personal Injuries Assessment Board

272.

Pobalscoil Chloich Cheannfhaola

273.

Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne

274.

Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair

275.

Pobalscoil Inbhear Scéine

276.

Pobalscoil Íosa Malahide

277.

Pobalscoil Iosolde

278.

Pobalscoil na Rosann

279.

Pobalscoil na Tríonóide

280.

Pobalscoil Neasáin

281.

Pobalscoil Rosmini

282.

Portmarnock Community School

283.

Portumna Community School

284.

Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council

285.

Private Residential Tenancies Board

286.

Property Registration Authority

287.

Public Appointments Service

288.

Qualifications and Quality Assurance Authority of Ireland

289.

Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland

290.

Railway Safety Commission

291.

Ramsgrange Community School

292.

Road Safety Authority

293.

Roscommon County Council

294.

Rotunda Hospital, Dublin

295.

Royal and Prior Comprehensive School

296.

Royal Irish Academy

297.

Royal Irish Academy of Music

298.

Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital

299.

Scoil Chuimsitheach Chiaráin

300.

Scoil Chuimsitheach Naomh Pádraig, Sionna

301.

Scoil Mhuire Community School

302.

Scoil Phobail Chúil Mhín

303.

Scoil Phobail Mhic Dara

304.

Scoil Phobail Sliabh Luachra

305.

Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority

306.

Shannon Development

307.

Sligo County Council

308.

South Dublin County Council

309.

South Infirmary — Victoria Hospital Limited

310.

South Tipperary County Council

311.

Southern and Eastern Regional Assembly

312.

St. Aidan’s Community School, Brookfield

313.

St. Aidan’s Comprehensive School

314.

St. Angela’s College, Sligo

315.

St. Attracta’s Community School

316.

St. Brendan’s Community School, Birr

317.

St. Caimin’s Community School

318.

St. Ciarán’s Community School

319.

St. Clare’s Comprehensive School

320.

St. Colmcille’s Community School

321.

St. Columba’s Comprehensive School

322.

St. Enda’s Community School

323.

St. James’s Hospital Board

324.

St. John of God Hospital Limited and St. John of God Community Service

325.

St. John’s Hospital, Limerick

326.

St. Kilian’s Community School

327.

St. Louis Community School

328.

St. Mark’s Community School

329.

St. Michael’s Hospital, Dun Laoghaire

330.

St. Michael’s House

331.

St. Patrick’s Centre (Kilkenny) Ltd.

332.

St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra

333.

St. Patrick’s Hospital (Cork) Limited

334.

St. Peter’s Community School

335.

St. Tiernan’s Community School

336.

St. Vincent’s Hospital Fairview

337.

St. Vincent’s University Hospital

338.

St. Wolstan’s Community School

339.

State Examinations Commission

340.

State Laboratory

341.

Stewarts Care Limited

342.

Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland

343.

Tallaght Community School

344.

Tarbert Comprehensive School

345.

Teaching Council

346.

Teagasc — The Agriculture and Food Development Authority

347.

Temple Bar Cultural Trust Limited

348.

The Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital

349.

The Children’s Sunshine Home

350.

The Donahies Community School

351.

The Health Insurance Authority

352.

The Heritage Council

353.

The Irish Sports Council

354.

The Medical Council

355.

The National Standards Authority of Ireland

356.

The Pensions Board

357.

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland

358.

The Royal Hospital Donnybrook

359.

Tipperary North Riding Vocational Education Committee

360.

Tipperary South Riding Vocational Education Committee

361.

Trinity Comprehensive School

362.

Tullow Community School

363.

Údarás na Gaeltachta

364.

University College Cork

365.

University College Dublin

366.

University of Dublin Trinity College

367.

University of Limerick

368.

Valuation Office

369.

Waterford City Council

370.

Waterford County Council

371.

Waterford Institute of Technology

372.

Western Development Commission

373.

Westmeath County Council

374.

Westport Town Council

375.

Wexford County Council

376.

Wicklow County Council

377.

Wisdom Services

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

28 December 2012.

BRENDAN HOWLIN,

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations prescribe Ministers of the Government, public service bodies and bodies corporate as “relevant authorities” for the purposes of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme as provided for in Part 2 of the

Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012

. Relevant authorities represent the paying authority or employer equivalent in the Single Scheme’s functioning and operation; their responsibilities include ensuring the correct collection and remittance of member contributions, the calculation and recording of accrued benefits, and communications with members.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of

15

th January,

2013.

I, BRENDAN HOWLIN, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 8

(1)(

b

) of the

Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012

(No. 37 of 2012), make the following regulations