Public Sector Pay.

Tuesday, 17 November 2009

Ceisteanna (122)

Joan Burton

Ceist:

166 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Finance the amount of the public service pay and pensions bill for each year since 1970; and the proportion of gross domestic product that it represents for each year. [41465/09]

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Minister for Finance (Deputy Brian Lenihan)

The data requested going back to 1987 is set out in the attached table, which I understand meets the requirements of the Deputy. Earlier data is not readily accessible.

Year	Net Pay and Pensions Bill	GDP at Current Market Prices	Net Pay Bill as % of GDP
	€m	€m	%
1987	3,503	28,163	12.4
1988	3,612	30,085	12.0
1989	3,700	33,373	11.1
1990	4,012	36,184	11.1
1991	4,294	37,649	11.4
1992	4,761	40,100	11.9
1993	5,189	43,189	12.0
1994	5,530	46,421	11.9
1995	5,799	53,112	10.9
1996	6,102	58,714	10.4
1997	6,543	67,934	9.6
1998	7,118	78,535	9.1
1999	7,763	90,378	8.6
2000	8,632	104,830	8.2
2001	10,186	116,931	8.7
2002	11,489	130,258	8.8
2003	12,773	139,763	9.1
2004	13,746	149,098	9.2
2005	14,973	162,091	9.2
2006	16,218	176,759	9.2
2007	17,600	189,751	9.3
2008	18,753	181,815	10.3
2009	18,333	171,500	10.7

Year	GDP at Current Market Prices
1970	2,220
1971	2,538
1972	3,084
1973	3,724
1974	4,138
1975	5,203
1976	6,409
1977	7,801
1978	9,220
1979	10,922
1980	12,961
1981	15,727
1982	18,657
1983	20,564
1984	22,774
1985	24,739
1986	26,352
1987	28,163
1988	30,085
1989	33,373
1990	36,184
1991	37,649
1992	40,100
1993	43,189
1994	46,421
1995	52,546
1995	53,112
1996	58,714
1997	67,934
1998	78,535
1999	90,378
2000	104,830
2001	116,931
2002	130,258
2003	139,763
2004	149,098
2005	162,091
2006	176,759
2007	189,751
20081	181,815