My Department administers the payment of pension benefits to beneficiaries of the Primary, Secondary, Community and Comprehensive Teachers Superannuation schemes and certain other education personnel in primary and voluntary secondary schools, e.g. special needs assistants. Table A hereunder outlines the information sought by the Deputy in relation to these pension schemes.
The Office of the Paymaster General administers the payment of pension benefits to retired civil servants from my Department and public servants from certain bodies under my Department's auspices. Table B hereunder outlines the information sought by the Deputy in relation to these persons.
The Deputy should note that pensions for the majority of former employees of VECs and Institutes of Technology are paid by local authorities and information in relation to these persons is not readily available. However, the Paymaster General's Office is in the process of taking over this pension payment function and the figures in table B include employees who have heretofore been paid by 8 local authorities, as well as all recent retirees from VECs/IoTs.
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 A
Pensioners paid via the Department of Education and Skills Pension Payroll1
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Gross Annual Pension
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Number of retired teaching and non teaching staff on 29th September 2011
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Up to and including €30,000
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7,274
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€30,001 to €50,000
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14,175
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€50,001 to €70,000
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286
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€70,001 to €90,000
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0
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€90,001 to €100,000
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0
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€100,001 to €120,000
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0
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€120,001 to €140,000
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0
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€140,000 to €160,000
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0
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In excess of €160,000
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0
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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.
Table B
Department of Education (including State Exams, NCCA, NEWB and Certain VEC/IOT)
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Pension Range €
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Numbers
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under 30,000
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1,595
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30,000 to 50,000
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1,076
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50,000 to 70,000
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157
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70,000 to 90,000
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19
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90,000 to 100,000
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Nil
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100,000 to 120,000
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4
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120,000 to 140,000
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Nil
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140,000 to 160,000
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Nil
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160,000 upwards
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Nil
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Question No. 219 answered with Question No. 217.