Public Sector Pensions Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 November 2012

Thursday, 8 November 2012

Ceisteanna (170)

Mary Lou McDonald

Ceist:

170. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in a tabular the number of public servants in receipt of annual gross public sector pensions of between 0 to 10,000 euro,10,001 to 20,000 euro, 20,001 to 30,000 euro, 30,001 to 40,000 euro, 40,001 to 50,000 euro, 50,001 to 60,000 euro, 60,001 to 70,000 euro, 70,001 to 80,000 euro, 80,000 to 90,000, 90,000 to 100,000 euro, 100,001 to 110,000 euro, 110,001 to 120,000 euro, 120,001 to 130,000 euro, 130,001 to 140,000 euro, 140,001 to 150,000 euro, 150,001 to 160,000 euro, 160,001 and above; and if these figures include local authorities, vocational educational committees, commercial semi State companies, non-commercial State agencies/bodies public sector retirees. [49295/12]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

The data provided in the following table covers retired Civil Servants, seven smaller bodies and agencies whose pensions are paid on an agency basis by the Office of the Paymaster General and the VEC/IoT sector. The data relevant to the VEC/IoT sector may include spouses payments as the individual payees sub-categorisation process is ongoing in the Paymaster Generals Office.

€	Range	Number
0	10,000	6925
10,001	20,000	3699
20,001	30,000	5238
30,001	40,000	4404
40,001	50,000	2224
50,001	60,000	587
60,001	70,000	216
70,001	80,000	41
80,001	90,000	26
90,001	100,000	10
100,001	110,000	44
110,001	120,000	27
120,001	130,000	5
130,001	140,000	0
140,001	150,000	0
150,001	160,000	0
160,000+	-	0
-	-	23,446

Details in relation to the other sectors mentioned by the Deputy – Local Authorities, Commercial State Companies and Non Commercial Agencies – can be provided by the relevant Minister.

Question No. 171 was answered with Question No. 162.