curious politician pension question

[johnwilliams]

just thinking
when a politician gets elected they then get a td pension (right)
when they get voted out they get to keep that pension ???
in a couple of years when they get voted back in what happens to the pension ,are they given a second pension or a large bonus on the first pension .or what way does it work do they get nothing the second time round (yea right)

 

[huskerdu]

I cant remember the details, but the system was changed about 10 yeara ago.
TDs and ministers do no accumulate pensions as they used to.
THey are entitled to one pension, presumably the largest one they are entitled to,
based on holding office,
AFAIK, They do get pension per year served, but I am not sure what happens about
broken service,

 

[stir crazy]

I thought they only got a pension after serving 2 terms of office or was that changed also ?