Pension Provisions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 October 2011

Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Questions (270)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

283 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the saving to the Exchequer if all existing public service pension payments to former employees of State agencies under the aegis of his Department were capped at €35,000 per year. [29774/11]

Written answers

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Deputy Jimmy Deenihan)

I am advised that the saving to the Exchequer if all existing public service pension payments to former employees of State Agencies under the aegis of my Department were capped at €35,000 per year would be in the order of €792,000 per annum.