My Department administers the payment of pension benefits to beneficiaries of Teachers Primary, Secondary, Community and Comprehensive Superannuation schemes and certain other education personnel in primary and voluntary secondary schools, e.g. special needs assistants. The attached table outlines the information sought by the Deputy in relation to these pension schemes. Information in relation to pay or pensions in the public bodies under the remit of my Department is not readily available as the information is not collated centrally.
Table 1A: Pensioners paid via the Department of Education and Skills Pension Payroll1
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Highest Gross Annual Pension Rate in payment at1 October 2010
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Number of pensioners in receipt of this rate
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€61,037.01
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1
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Table 1B: Pensioners paid via the Department of Education and Skills Pension Payroll1
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Category-threshold by gross annual Rate
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Number of pensions in category
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Up to €15,000
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2,600
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€15,000.01 – €35,000.00
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11,150
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€35,000.01 – €55,000.00
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8,200
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€55,000.01 – €75,000.00
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60
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€75,000.01 – €95,000.00
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—
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€95,000.01 – €115,000.00
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—
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€115,000.01 – €135,000.00
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—
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€135,000.01 – €155,000.00
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—
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€155,000.01 and above
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—
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1This covers teachers who have retired from Primary, Secondary, Community & Comprehensive Schools; retired special needs assistants from these schools; certain retired clerical staff from primary and voluntary secondary schools and certain retired Caretakers from primary schools. It also covers those in receipt of pension as the spouses and children of deceased scheme members.
