The information requested is as follows:
Category
|
No. of recipients
|
Maximum annual amount
|
Average annual amount
|
Veterans
|
|
|
|
Military Service Pensioners
|
2
|
See note (a)
|
See note (a)
|
Special Allowance Holders under the Army Pensions Acts
|
4
|
€6,143
|
€6,054
|
Spouses of deceased Veterans
|
|
|
|
Spouses of deceased Military Service Pensioners
|
286
|
€15,708
|
€3,509
|
Spouses of other deceased Veterans of the War of Independence
|
546
|
See note (b)
|
See note (b)
|
Total
|
838
|
|
|
Notes:
(a)The rates of pension payable to the two remaining pensioners are €18,239 and €5,453 a year respectively.
(b)An annual flat rate allowance of €2,457 is payable to these spouses.
These payments were increased by 50% from 1 July 2004, having been previously increased by 50% from 1 January 2000.