Public Sector Pensions Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 February 2013

Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Questions (522)

Willie O'Dea

Question:

522. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht 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. [5885/13]

Written answers

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

As the Deputy will be aware, civil service pensions are a matter for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

With regard to bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables below.

Age

Age Group	Number
50 to 55	7
56 to 60	26
61 to 65	48
Over 65	146
Total	229

Pension

Pension band (€)	Number of pensioners
0 – 2,000	3
2,001 - 3,000	1
3,001 - 4,000	2
4,001 - 5,000	4
5,001 - 6,000	4
6,001 - 7,000	16
7,001 - 8,000	5
8,001 - 9,000	11
9,001 - 10,000	5
10,001 - 11,000	10
11,001 - 12,000	8
12,001 - 13,000	9
13,001 - 14,000	11
14,001 - 15,000	5
15,001 - 16,000	4
16,001 - 17,000	5
17,001 - 18,000	3
18,001 - 19,000	8
19,001 - 20,000	10
Above 20,000	105
Total	229