I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 and 171 together.
I have received the following information regarding retired employees.
AIB
The number of retired employees being paid a pension as at 31st May 2014 from the AIB Group pension schemes was 5,165. With regard to the actual pensions in payment data, this is the property of the Pension Trustees and is covered by Data Protection legislation. The defined benefit pension funds are separate legal entities from AIB under the control of the Trustees who act independently of the Bank on behalf of the schemes' members. Both the Trustees and the Bank have taken legal advice in relation to the release of the information requested in tabular form. On the basis of this legal advice, the Trustees have agreed to provide to AIB, for onward disclosure, aggregate data only to ensure that there is no disclosure of personal data.
In total there are 97 pensions in payment in excess of €100,000 across the AIB Group pension schemes. This amounts to 1.88% of the pensioner population at the end of May 2014. There is no additional AIB annual remuneration for retirees outside of their pension payment.
Bank of Ireland
The publicly available information in relation to pensions is contained within the Bank of Ireland annual report for the year ended 31 December 2013.
http://www.bankofireland.com/fs/doc/wysiwyg/bank-of-ireland-annual-report-for-the-year-ended-31-december-2013.pdf.
Permanent TSB
permanent TSB is in a unique position in that its pension schemes have been wound up and the trustees of the various schemes are currently arranging for the assets of the schemes to be allocated among the pensioners, deferred employees and current employees. This process is still ongoing and details of benefits provided are not available.
NTMA/NAMA
As set out in the reply to the Deputy on 15 April 2014, two former employees of the NTMA are in receipt of a pension of between €100,000 and €200,000 and one is in receipt of a pension of between €200,000 and €300,000.
