Public Sector Pensions Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 February 2013

Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Questions (756)

Willie O'Dea

Question:

756. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs 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 she has responsibility; the age profile of the public servants; if she 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. [5886/13]

Written answers

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

I have been advised that there are 133 retired public servants of agencies under the remit of my Department who were recruited prior to 6 April 1995 and are currently in receipt of a public service pension. Fifty six (42%) of these are under age 65 years and seventy seven (58%) are over 65 years old. The information requested by the Deputy in respect specific pension bands is as follows:

RANGE FROM	RANGE TO	NO. OF PENSIONERS
€1	€1,000	17
€1,001	€2,000	13
€2,001	€3,000	14
€3,001	€4,000	11
€4,001	€5,000	4
€5,001	€6,000	11
€6,001	€7,000	8
€7,001	€8,000	8
€8,001	€9,000	3
€9,001	€10,000	4
€10,001	€11,000	3
€11,001	€12,000	5
€12,001	€13,000	1
€13,001	€14,000	3
€14,001	€15,000	1
€15,001	€16,000	1
€16,001	€17,000	2
€17,001	€18,000	1
€18,001	€19,000	2
€19,001	€20,000	1
Over €20,000	-	20