I wish to advise the Deputy that the table sets out the number of persons in my Department in receipt of lump sums on retirement, in increments of €5,000. Also included is the corresponding amount of the lump sums, for each of the years 2013-2015.
Band
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
0- 5,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5,000-10,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10,000 - 15,000
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
15,000-20,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
20,000-25,000
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
25,000-30,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
30,000 -35,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
35,000-40,000
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
40,000- 45,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
45,000-50,000
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
50,000-55,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
55,000-60,000
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
60,000-65,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
65,000-70,000
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
70,000-75,000
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
75,000-80,000
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
80,000-85,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
85,000-90,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
90,000-95,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
96,000-100,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
100,000-150,000
|
2
|
6
|
2
|
150,000-200,000
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
200,000-250,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
250,000-300,000
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
300,00-350,000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total number of lump sums
|
3
|
11
|
7
|
Total value of lump sums
|
€310,562
|
€1,375,905
|
€574,000
|
As the Deputy will be aware, the payment of pensions has been largely centralised to the Payroll Shared Service Centre, which is part of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, over recent years.