(1) There shall be paid to the holder of the office of Pensions Ombudsman such remuneration and allowances for expenses as the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, may determine.
(2) The Minister shall, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, make and carry out such scheme or schemes for the granting of superannuation benefits to or in respect of the Pensions Ombudsman as he may think fit.
(2A) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), in a case where the person who holds the office of Financial Services Ombudsman is also appointed, pursuant to section 128(1A), to hold the office of Pensions Ombudsman -
(a) subsection (1) shall not have effect in relation to remuneration, and
(b) subsection (2) shall not have effect in relation to superannuation benefits.
(3) Every such scheme shall fix the conditions for eligibility for payment of superannuation benefits under it and different conditions may be fixed by reference