Pension Provisions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 March 2012

Tuesday, 6 March 2012

Questions (287, 288, 289, 290)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

340 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to amend the pension entitlements or remuneration of existing city and county managers. [11209/12]

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

341 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he intends to amend the pension entitlements or remuneration of new entrant city and county managers. [11210/12]

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

342 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of city and county managers that will avail of the Croke Park grace period retirement of February 2012; and if he will supply the retirement age of each manager availing of the grace period. [11211/12]

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

360 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the amount received by each city and county manager on retirement between January 2000 and February 2012 providing a break down of the final lump sum by annual pension, lump sum payment, and special severance gratuity payment. [12457/12]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Phil Hogan)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 340 to 342, inclusive, and 360 together.

Article 78 of the Local Government (Superannuation) (Consolidation) Scheme 1998 / 2007 deals with the pension entitlements of city and county managers. My Department has examined the new pension terms for secretaries general to assess how they apply to city and county managers. The implementation of new pension terms will require legislation. The precise detail of this is currently being examined.

Seven city and county managers retired at the end of their tenure of office between 1 January 2010 and 29 February 2012. The information requested in this regard is outlined in table 1. The information requested in respect of retirements from January 2000 to February 2012 is set out in table 2.

Table 1

Local Authority Manager for:	Retirement Date	Age at Retirement
North Tipperary	30/04/2010	61
Donegal	07/07/2010	65
Cork City Council	31/08/2010	63
Monaghan	30/11/2010	58
South Tipperary Co. Council	28/04/2011	65
Waterford Co. Council	19/09/2011	53
Limerick City Council	28/02/2012	58

Table 2

Local Authority Manager retirements from January 2000-February 2012
Local Authority Manager for:	Retirement Date	Annual Pension	Lump Sum Payment	Special Severance Gratuity Payments
Leitrim	02/01/2000	£28,012.50 Punts	£78,998.28 Punts	£28,012.50 Punts
Cork City	01/05/2000	£32,536.00 Punts	£91,967.23 Punts	£32,536.00 Punts
Monaghan	17/10/2000	£31,341.50 Punts	£96,469.55 Punts	Nil
Limerick County	11/05/2001	£36,002.00 Punts	£108,211.15 Punts	Nil
South Dublin	01/01/2002	€52,729.68	€161,600.19	€52,729.68
Clare	05/02/2002	€49,150.93	€143,437.87	€49,150.93
Kilkenny	30/04/2002	€50,074.00	€143,540.93	Nil
Louth	18/05/2003	€52,077.00	€150,375.57	Nil
Cavan	03/05/2003	Nil (Died in Service)	€138,943.13 (Death Gratuity)	Nil
Wexford	31/08/2003	€52,077.00	€150,649.56	€52,077.00
Galway	04/04/2004	€53,639.50	€160,918.50	€53,639.50
Kerry	13/04/2004	€53,639.50	€152,327.38	€53,639.50
Waterford County	17/07/2004	€49,575.50	€144,306.84	€49,575.50
Fingal	12/09/2004	€58,856.00	€171,488.61	Nil
Dún Laoghaire Rathdown	27/09/2005	€63,218.50	€181,660.51	€63,218.50
Longford	04/10/2005	€54,315.00	€171,367.50	Nil
Westmeath	03/01/2006	€51,069.81	€141,279.53	€59,649.50
Dublin City	17/06/2006	€85,214.50	€255,643.50	€85,214.50
Offaly	13/01/2007	€60,307.00	€172,405.29	€60,307.00
Cork County	18/12/2006	€76,124.50	€225,274.32	€76,124.50
Kildare	25/12/2006	€65,251.50	€193,123.04	€65,251.50
Clare	01/04/2009	€73,422.50	€205,770.23	€73,422.50
Mayo	30/11/2009	€73,422.50	€220,267.50	Nil
North Tipperary	30/04/2010	€68,290.50	€204,871.50	€68,290.50
Donegal	07/07/2010	€73,422.50	€220,249.72	Nil
Cork City	31/08/2010	€78,983.50	€236,950.50	€78,983.50
Monaghan	30/11/2010	€68,290.50	€201,735.74	€68,290.50
South Tipperary	28/04/2011	€73,422.50	€220,267.50	Nil
Waterford County	19/09/2011	€63,335.64	€189,664.16	€66,255.50
Limerick City	28/02/2012	€73,422.50	€202,541.55	€91,222.50