Public Sector Pensions Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 February 2013

Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Questions (742)

Willie O'Dea

Question:

742. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of former public servants recruited before 6 April 1995 who receive public sector pensions, 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. [5884/13]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The Minister for Public Expenditure & Reform is providing the information on the numbers of retired civil servants in receipt of the various ranges of pension, as sought by the Deputy.

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 small number of former employees of bodies under the aegis of this Department which are no longer in operation. The position in respect of these pensions is set out in the attached Appendix.

Appendix

Pension amounts range - €	Bord na gCapall	Cork & Dublin District Milk Boards
0 – 1,000	0	0
1,001 – 2,000	1	0
2,001 – 3,000	0	2
3,001 – 4,000	0	0
4,001 – 5,000	1	1
5,001 – 6,000	1	0
6,001 – 7,000	2	1
7,001 – 8,000	1	8
8,001 – 9,000	0	2
9,001 – 10,000	2	1
10,001 – 11,000	1	6
11,001 – 12,000	1	6
12,001 – 13,000	0	3
13,001 – 14,000	0	4
14,001 – 15,000	0	6
15,001 – 16,000	0	5
16,001 – 17,000	0	10
17,001 – 18,000	0	7
18,001 – 19,000	0	5
19,001 – 20,000	0	4
20,001 and more	3	31
Totals	13	102
Age profile	60-84	46-88