Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 October 2022
344. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Defence the number of former serving members of the Defence Forces who are in receipt of a pension from the organisation; if he will provide a breakdown of the numbers for the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48445/22]
View answerEssentially there are two types of pension which can be payable to former members of the Defence Forces; a service (retirement) pension and/or a disablement pension.
Some pensioners are in receipt of a service pension only, some are in receipt of both a service pension and a disablement pension, and some are in receipt of a disablement pension only.
A breakdown showing the numbers of former members of Defence Forces currently in receipt of such pensions from my Department, as well as over the past three years (2019 to 2021) is provided in the table below.
These figures do not include pensions payable to spouses and dependants.
Numbers of former DF members in receipt of pension
|
- |
Total |
Service (retirement) pension only |
Service (retirement) pension plus disablement pension |
Disablement pension only |
|
30/08/2022 |
11,383 |
10,495 |
674 |
214 |
|
31/12/2021 |
11.271 |
10.401 |
655 |
215 |
|
31/12/2020 |
11,159 |
10,299 |
640 |
220 |
|
31/12/2019 |
11,067 |
10,198 |
643 |
226 |
