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Public Sector Pensions Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 February 2013

Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Questions (352)

Willie O'Dea

Question:

352. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of former public servants recruited before 6 April 1995 who are currently receiving a public sector pension including both pensions funded by the Exchequer and through the Local Government Fund, and those pension schemes for which he has responsibility; the age profile of those public servants; if he will provide in tabular form the numbers of public sector pensioners in the following parameters between €1,000 intervals up to €20,000 and those on more than €20,000. [5889/13]

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The detailed information sought by the Deputy is not readily available as it is not compiled in this format within my Department or in the bodies/agencies under the aegis of my Department. The extraction of this data would be extremely time-consuming and would entail the re-assignment of scare staff resources from priority tasks resulting in delays in pension administration and reduced ability to address day to day work in a timely manner. Such assignment of scarce staff resources in my Department and in bodies/agencies under the aegis of my Department to the compilation of this information could not be justified. However, I will arrange for a copy of less specific information regarding pension payments under various parameters which was provided to the House in the recent past to be provided to the Deputy if he so wishes.

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