Public Sector Pensions Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 November 2012

Thursday, 8 November 2012

Questions (292)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

292. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form the number of public servants in receipt of annual gross public sector pensions of between 0 to 10,000 euro, 10,001 to 20,000 euro, 20,001 to 30,000 euro, 30,001 to 40,000 euro, 40,001 to 50,000 euro, 50,001 to 60,000 euro, 60,001 to 70,000 euro, 70,001 to 80,000 euro, 80,000 to 90,000, 90,000 to 100,000 euro, 100,001 to 110,000 euro, 110,001 to 120,000 euro, 120,001 to 130,000 euro, 130,001 to 140,000 euro, 140,001 to 150,000 euro, 150,001 to 160,000 euro, 160,001 and above; and if these figures include local authorities, vocational educational committees, commercial semi State companies, non-commercial State agencies/bodies public sector retirees. [49819/12]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

All civil service pensions are paid by the Paymaster General’s Office and the Minister for Public Expenditure is providing these details. The parallel information in respect of the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the bodies themselves.

My Department is responsible for the payment of pensions to a number of former employees of bodies under the aegis of the Department which are no longer in operation. The information in respect of these pensions is set out in the Appendix.

Appendix

Pension amounts range €	Bord na gCapall	Cork & Dublin District Milk Boards
0 - 10,000	9	15
10,001 – 20,000	1	56
20,001 – 30,000	2	27
30,001 - 40,000	0	4
40,001 – 50,000	0	0
50,001 – 60,000	1	0
60,001 - 70,000	0	0
70,001 - 80,000	0	0
80,001 - 90,000	0	0
90,001 - 100,000	0	0
100,001 – 110,000	0	0
110,001 – 120,000	0	0
120,001 – 130,000	0	0
130,001 – 140,000	0	0
140,001 – 150,000	0	0
150,001 – 160,000	0	0
160,001 and above	0	0
Totals	13	102