Public Sector Pensions Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 February 2013

Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Questions (667)

Willie O'Dea

Question:

667. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of former public servants recruited before 6 April 1995 who receive 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 the 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. [5895/13]

Written answers

Minister for Justice and Equality (Deputy Alan Shatter)

In response to the Deputy’s question, pensions paid to former civil servants are a matter for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

My Department is responsible for the payment of pensions to retired members of An Garda Síochána, retired solicitors of the Legal Aid Board and retired staff of the National Disability Authority. There are 7,958 individuals, recruited before 6 April 1995 in receipt of pensions with 73 pensioners aged less than 50 years, 2,596 aged between 50 and 59 years, 2,690 aged between 60 and 69 years, 2,083 between 70 and 79 years and 516 aged 80 years and over.

The pensioners in questions are in receipt of payments within the following ranges:

Pension Range - €	Number of Pensioners
0 to 1,000	0
1,000 to 2,000	1
2,000 to 3,000	4
3,000 to 4,000	3
4,000 to 5,000	6
5,000 to 6,000	9
6,000 to 7,000	14
7,000 to 8,000	17
8,000 to 9,000	13
9,000 to 10,000	13
10,000 to 11,000	13
11,000 to 12,000	16
12,000 to 13,000	15
13,000 to 14,000	13
14,000 to 15,000	23
15,000 to 16,000	15
16,000 to 17,000	14
17,000 to 18,000	24
18,000 to 19,000	19
19,000 to 20,000	17
Over 20,000	7,709