Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 February 2009
137 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the estimate of the existing number of retired public sector workers whose pensions are tied to grades with final salaries of more than €50,000, €60,000, €70,000 and €80,000 respectively. [5578/09]
View answerThe information required by the Deputy is as outlined in the following table. The information covers retired Civil Servants whose pensions are tied to the stated salary levels. I, as Minister for Finance, have statutory responsibility for Civil Service pensions. Statutory responsibility for Public Service pension schemes outside the Civil Service rests with relevant Ministers in other Departments as appropriate.
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Number of retired Civil Servants tied to relevant serving salary scale |
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Number |
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€50,000 to €59,999 |
1,186 |
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€60,000 to €69,999 |
574 |
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€70,000 to €79,999 |
381 |
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€80,000 and upwards |
1,699 |
The statistics provided in the table above are generated on the premise that the majority of the cases involved have: (i) qualified for full pension and (ii) reached the top of their relevant pay scale prior to retirement. The combined numbers in the categories above represent approximately 24% of the overall retired Civil Service payroll.
