Pension Provisions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 October 2010

Wednesday, 6 October 2010

Ceisteanna (237)

Róisín Shortall

Ceist:

305 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation the value of the pension payment on an annualised basis to the highest paid public sector pensioner in each of the public bodies under the remit of his Department and all public service pensioners not paid by the Office of the Paymaster General; the number in receipt of this level of pension; the total number in receipt of a pension in excess of €155,000 and in each bracket below this at intervals of €20,000. [35246/10]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation (Deputy Batt O’Keeffe)

My Department is responsible for the payment of pensions under the Competition Authority (Chairman and Members') Superannuation Scheme, 1996 and the Labour Court (Members) Superannuation Scheme, 1971-2005. Five former members of the Competition Authority are paid an annual pension ranging from €7,384.01 to €88,773.00; 12 former members of the Labour Court (including Chairpersons and Deputy Chairpersons) are in receipt of an annual pension ranging from €9,010.02 to €68,104.28; 5 spouses of deceased former Members of the Labour Court are also in receipt of an annual pension ranging from €11,463.98 to €37,678.

Pension payments in relation to the other public bodies under the remit of my Department are a day to day matter for the trustees of the pension schemes in the bodies concerned. I have asked the public bodies concerned to compile the information and I will forward to the Deputy when it is available.