(1) Chapter 1 of Part 30 of the Principal Act is amended in section 776 -

(a) in subsection (2)(b) -

(i) by substituting "Subject to paragraph (bb), any contribution," for "Any contribution,", and

(ii) by inserting the following after paragraph (ba):

"(bb)

(i) In this paragraph -

'fixed-term employee' has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003;

'NUIG' means the National University of Ireland, Galway;

'NUIG scheme' means, as the case may be -

(I) the National University of Ireland, Galway (Closed) Pension Scheme 2010 (Joint Pension Scheme), or

(II) the National University of Ireland, Galway Pension Scheme 2005 (Model Scheme);

'qualifying period' means the period beginning on 1 July 2008 and ending on 31 December 2018;

'relevant period' means the period beginning on 14 July 2003 and ending on 30 June 2008;

'relevant year' means any year which falls wholly or partially within the relevant period;