Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 24 Feb 1993

Vol. 426 No. 6

Written Answers. - Exchequer Pay and Pensions.

Liz O'Donnell

Question:

78 Ms. O'Donnell asked the Minister for Finance if, in the light of the estimate of £4,015 million for Exchequer pay and pensions Table 5, page xiii in the Estimate for Public Services (Abridged Version), 1993, he will give details of the total number of people currently employed who are being paid from this allocation and the total number of people receiving pensions from this allocation; if he will give a breakdown, sector by sector, of the people currently employed and being paid from this allocation, and of the people currently receiving pensions from this allocation for Exchequer pay and pensions.

Minister for Finance (Mr. B. Ahern)

Statistical data on the numbers serving in the various areas of the public sector are generally available on 1 January each year. The data on numbers employed and in respect of whom a provision is made in the Abridged Estimates Volume are as follows:

Oireachtas*	435
Civil Service	30,344
Garda Síochána	11,463
Defence Forces	14,421
Education	54,048
Health Services	60,566
Other State Bodies	7,909
Total	179,186

*Excludes permanent employees included in the Civil Service category.

As regards the number of persons receiving pensions under the pensions element of the 1993 provision for public service pay and pensions, it is estimated that the position is as follows:

Vote/Group	1993 Estimated Number of Pensioners
Oireachtas	257
Civil Service	14,284
Garda Síochána	5,750
Defence Forces	13,113
Education	11,978
Health Services	11,850
Other State Bodies	1,963
Total	59,195