Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 November 2018
210. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public service pensioners who retired pre-March 2012 by public service pension reduction income bands in each of the years 2019 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49577/18]
View answer211. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public service pensioners who retired post-March 2012 by public service pension reduction income bands in each of the years 2019 to 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49578/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 210 and 211 together.
My understanding of the PQ's is that the Deputy is looking for the number of people who currently fall into each of the income bands that apply to the PSPR rates and how the number in bands will change as a result of the PSPR rate changes provided for under the Public Service Stability Agreement.
I have been supplied by the National Shared Services Office with the following table which sets out estimates relating to the civil service schemes for which I have direct responsibility as Minister. The NSSO has advised me that these estimates do not take account of scheduled pay increases.
PSPR Rates
|
PSPR in 2019 |
Count of Person Reference |
|
POST-FEMPI (post-February 2012) |
8,117 |
|
1: Up to €60,000 |
8,021 |
|
2: Any amount over €60,000 but not over €100,000 |
89 |
|
3: Any amount over €100,000 |
7 |
|
PRE-FEMPI (pre-March 2012) |
12,904 |
|
1: Up to €39,000 |
10,777 |
|
2: Any amount over €39,000 but not over €60,000 |
1,834 |
|
3: Any amount over €60,000 but not over €100,000 |
230 |
|
4: Any amount over €100,000 |
63 |
|
Grand Total |
21,021 |
|
|
|
|
PSPR in 2020 |
Count of Person Reference |
|
POST-FEMPI (post-February 2012) |
8,117 |
|
1: Up to €60,000 |
8,020 |
|
2: Any amount over €60,000 but not over €100,000 |
90 |
|
3: Any amount over €100,000 |
7 |
|
PRE-FEMPI (pre-March 2012) |
12,904 |
|
1: Up to €54,000 |
12,286 |
|
2: Any amount over €54,000 but not over €60,000 |
325 |
|
3: Any amount over €60,000 but not over €100,000 |
230 |
|
4: Any amount over €100,000 |
63 |
|
Grand Total |
21,021 |
Appendix 3 of Circular 02/2018: Pension increase policy in the public service until end-2020 (available at https://circulars.gov.ie/pdf/circular/per/2018/02.pdf) sets out the details of the changes.
