Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 September 2013
474. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form a list of the annual pension payment to former Ministers and Taoisigh following the Haddington Road agreement reductions sorted by payment high to low, including the recipient’s name. [38671/13]
View answerA further cut in higher-value public service pensions was decided on by Government earlier this year, and was subsequently legislated for as part of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013, which implemented the direct pay and pension reductions noted as part of the Haddington Road Agreement.
This further pension cut took effect on 1 July 2013 by way of changes to the rates and scope of the existing Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR). It is important to note that public service pensions below €32,500 are not affected by the further reduction, which ranges from approximately 2% at the threshold level of €32,500 to some 5% on the highest value pensions.
These changes on 1 July 2013 are reflected in the ministerial pension figures in the following table.
It should be noted that a number of former Ministers who are included on this list are voluntarily gifting all/part of their Pension to the Exchequer.
|
Forename And Surname |
Revised Annual Pension @1 July 2013 |
|
BERTIE AHERN |
96,009.34 |
|
BRIAN COWEN |
96,009.34 |
|
ALBERT REYNOLDS |
94,928.13 |
|
JOHN BRUTON |
88,187.29 |
|
MARY HARNEY |
77,196.73 |
|
MICHAEL MCDOWELL |
71,924.57 |
|
DICK SPRING |
68,993.32 |
|
MICHAEL SMITH |
67,172.49 |
|
CHARLES JOHN MC CREEVY |
67,172.49 |
|
JOE WALSH |
67,172.49 |
|
S TREACY |
67,172.49 |
|
MICHAEL WOODS |
67,172.49 |
|
JOHN O'DONOGHUE |
67,172.49 |
|
MARTIN CULLEN |
67,172.49 |
|
NOEL DEMPSEY |
67,172.49 |
|
DERMOT AHERN |
67,172.49 |
|
MICHAEL L O KENNEDY |
66,809.35 |
|
LIAM MAC COSGAIR |
65,863.91 |
|
MARY O'ROURKE |
65,097.41 |
|
RORY O'HANLON |
65,097.41 |
|
ROBERT MOLLOY |
61,984.78 |
|
SEAMUS PATTISON |
61,981.26 |
|
MARY HANAFIN |
60,776.68 |
|
FRANK FAHEY |
59,909.70 |
|
PETER BARRY |
59,127.55 |
|
MAIRE GEOGHEGAN-QUINN |
58,457.14 |
|
DAVID ANDREWS |
57,035.71 |
|
RAY BURKE |
52,654.03 |
|
SILE DE VALERA |
52,469.33 |
|
DESMOND O MALLEY |
51,421.98 |
|
GERARD COLLINS |
51,421.98 |
|
PATRICK COONEY |
51,421.98 |
|
PATRICK LALOR |
50,057.93 |
|
PADRAIG FLYNN |
46,889.80 |
|
JIM MC DAID |
46,434.11 |
|
BRENDAN DALY |
42,632.63 |
|
ALAN DUKES |
42,071.61 |
|
RAY MAC SHARRY |
38,243.45 |
|
PADDY O TOOLE |
37,935.44 |
|
LIAM KAVANAGH |
37,341.42 |
|
M TAYLOR |
37,033.41 |
|
MICHAEL D HIGGINS |
37,033.41 |
|
BATT O'KEEFFE |
36,254.93 |
|
BARRY DESMOND |
35,813.24 |
|
TOM O DONNELL |
35,207.33 |
|
RICHIE RYAN |
35,207.33 |
|
NIAMH BHREATHNACH |
34,921.32 |
|
GEMMA HUSSEY |
34,877.32 |
|
AUSTIN DEASY |
34,877.32 |
|
JOHN GORMLEY |
32,796.58 |
|
RICHARD BURKE |
32,611.23 |
|
NOEL TREACY |
32,216.55 |
|
TOM KITT |
31,223.75 |
|
ML NOONAN |
30,749.44 |
|
MARTIN O DONOGHUE |
29,958.26 |
|
JOE JACOB |
29,190.57 |
|
NORA OWEN |
27,239.53 |
|
PROINSIAS DE ROSSA |
27,229.55 |
|
IVAN YATES |
27,229.55 |
|
MARY WALLACE |
26,436.59 |
|
TONY KILLEEN |
25,246.50 |
|
GER CONNOLLY |
24,800.39 |
|
SEAN CALLEARY |
23,504.80 |
|
TRAS HONAN |
23,050.35 |
|
PAT CAREY |
23,017.12 |
|
NOEL AHERN |
22,515.84 |
|
BRIAN MULLOOLY |
21,916.37 |
|
EAMON RYAN |
21,501.31 |
|
DAN WALLACE |
20,808.98 |
|
VINCENT BRADY |
20,716.82 |
|
NOEL DAVERN |
20,220.79 |
|
PAT THE COPE GALLAGHER |
19,756.24 |
|
FERGUS O BRIEN |
19,507.55 |
|
TED NEALON |
19,507.55 |
|
JIM O KEEFFE |
19,507.55 |
|
DONNACHA Ó LIATHÁIN |
19,502.42 |
|
LIZ O'DONNELL |
18,798.96 |
|
LIAM T COSGRAVE |
18,767.62 |
|
TIM O'MALLEY |
18,649.06 |
|
TOM PARLON |
18,649.06 |
|
TOM MOFFATT |
18,455.87 |
|
HUGH BYRNE |
18,455.87 |
|
EDWARD COLLINS |
18,328.20 |
|
JACKIE FAHY |
18,076.95 |
|
PAUL CONNAUGHTON |
17,733.40 |
|
GEORGE BIRMINGHAM |
17,733.40 |
|
JOHN RYAN |
17,400.10 |
|
C FLOOD |
17,364.21 |
|
THOMAS HUSSEY |
17,107.83 |
|
EITHNE FITZGERALD |
17,041.17 |
|
BRIAN O'SHEA |
17,036.04 |
|
RORY KIELY |
16,937.58 |
|
M D'ARCY |
16,871.96 |
|
DONAL CREED |
16,871.96 |
|
SEAN HAUGHEY |
16,692.85 |
|
CONOR LENIHAN |
15,690.28 |
|
NED O'KEEFFE |
15,126.47 |
|
AVRIL DOYLE MEP |
14,789.31 |
|
IVOR CALLELY |
14,754.19 |
|
T O'SULLIVAN |
14,713.23 |
|
JOHN CURRAN |
14,639.63 |
|
PAT MOYLAN |
13,912.24 |
|
MICHAEL FINNERAN |
13,089.47 |
|
MARTIN MANSERGH |
13,089.47 |
|
TREVOR SARGENT |
12,731.24 |
|
AUSTIN CURRIE |
12,313.52 |
|
LIZ MCMANUS |
12,309.80 |
|
BERNARD ALLEN |
12,309.78 |
|
DONAL CAREY |
12,046.88 |
|
SEAN MC CARTHY |
11,843.84 |
|
LIAM HYLAND |
11,837.13 |
|
CHARLES MC DONALD |
11,810.85 |
|
LORCAN ALLEN |
11,684.40 |
|
DONIE CASSIDY |
11,505.91 |
|
THOMAS FITZPATRICK |
10,991.31 |
|
LIAM AYLWARD |
10,258.74 |
|
JOHN DONNELLON |
9,049.68 |
|
SEÁN POWER |
8,564.97 |
|
JIM HIGGINS |
5,973.12 |
|
EOIN RYAN |
5,929.48 |
|
GAY MITCHELL |
4,627.12 |
