Pension Provisions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 October 2010

Wednesday, 6 October 2010

Ceisteanna (246)

Róisín Shortall

Ceist:

314 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs 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. [35243/10]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs (Deputy Pat Carey)

The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the tables below.

Bodies under the remit of my Department where pensioners are not paid by Office of the Paymaster General (PMG)	Value of highest pension payment in 2009 not paid by PMG
	€
Western Development Commission	9,348*
Údarás na Gaeltachta	79,459
Waterways Ireland	29,084
An Foras Teanga**	51,807
National Disability Authority	52,121
Family Support Agency	18,551

*Estimated annualised figure — relates to a person in respect of whom the first pension payment was made in August 2009.

**The figure provided relates solely to Foras na Gaeilge as no pensions are payable by the Ulster-Scots Agency at present.

Level of Gross Annual Pension Payable	Number of Payees
€
Above 155,000	0
Between 135,000 and 154,999	0
Between 115,000 and 134,999	0
Between 95,000 and 114,999	0
Between 75,000 and 94,999	3
Between 55,000 and 74,999	16
Between 35,000 and 54,999	33
Between 15,000 and 34,999	55
Below 15,000	83