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Public Sector Pensions Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 October 2012

Tuesday, 2 October 2012

Questions (205, 215)

John Lyons

Question:

205. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the number of former public servants recruited before the sixth of April 1995 who are currently receiving a public sector pension; if he will provide an age profile of those public servants; if he will provide, in a tabular form, the numbers of public sector pensioners in the following payment parameters; between €0 to €2,000; €2,001 to €3,000; €3,001 to €4,000; €4,001 to €5,000; €5,001 to €6,000; €6,001 to €7,000; €7,001 to €8,000; €8,001 to €9,000; €9,001 to €10,000; €10,001 to €11,000; €11,001 to €12,000; €12,001 to €13,000; €13,001 to €14,000; €14,001 to €15,000; €15,001 to €16,000; €16,001 to €17,000; €17,001 to €18,000; €18,001 to €19,000; €19,001 to €20,000; and more than €20,000. [41389/12]

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John Lyons

Question:

215. Deputy John Lyons asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide the number of former public servants recruited before the sixth of April 1995 who are currently receiving a public sector pension including both pensions funded by the Exchequer and through the Local Government Fund; if he will provide an age profile of those public servants; if he will provide, in a tabular form, the numbers of public sector pensioners in the following payment parameters; between €0 to €2,000; €2,001 to €3,000; €3,001 to €4,000; €4,001 to €5,000; €5,001 to €6,000; €6,001 to €7,000; €7,001 to €8,000; €8,001 to €9,000; €9,001 to €10,000; €10,001 to €11,000; €11,001 to €12,000; €12,001 to €13,000; €13,001 to €14,000; €14,001 to €15,000; €15,001 to €16,000; €16,001 to €17,000; €17,001 to €18,000; €18,001 to €19,000; €19,001 to €20,000; and more than €20,000. [41381/12]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 205 and 215 together.

I as the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform have responsibility for civil service pensions and for pensions paid from the Central Fund. Statutory responsibility for other public service pension schemes is a matter in the first instance for the respective Ministers in other Departments, as appropriate. The data in the following table relate to former Civil Servants.

Annual Pension Range

No of payees

Age Range

No of payees

0 - 2000

75

Greater than 55

953

2001 - 3000

89

55 – 59

1859

3001 - 4000

141

60 – 64

2435

4001 - 5000

168

65+

6054

5001 - 6000

145

6001 - 7000

190

Total

11301

7001 - 8000

183

8001 - 9000

189

9001 - 10000

235

10001 - 11000

219

11001 - 12000

201

12001 - 13000

205

13001 - 14000

194

14001 - 15000

224

15001 - 16000

243

16001 - 17000

239

17001 - 18000

234

18001 - 19000

311

19001 - 20000

190

20001 +

7626

Total

11301

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