Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2017
2281. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 378 of 23 May 2017, if he will provide the figures for all pension contributions made by public sector workers in each body under the aegis of his Department, excluding those in the civil service, including the pension levy, in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017. [26969/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has overall responsibility for the administration of civil service pension schemes, which cover personnel in established and un-established civil service and State Industrial posts. Accordingly, the information in relation to civil servants working in the Department of Defence and civilian personnel employed with the Permanent Defence Force is included in the reply from the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to Parliamentary Question 378 of 23 May, 2017. The requested information in relation to pensions contributions by members of the Permanent Defence Force (PDF) is shown below in tabular form.
Contributions made by PDF members in the years 2010-2017 in respect of Defence Forces Pension Schemes (excluding Single Public Service Scheme) are as follows:
|
Year |
Defence Forces Pension Schemes: Employee Contributions (excludes Single Public Service Pension Scheme) |
|
2010 |
€ 6,141,000 |
|
2011 |
€ 5,968,000 |
|
2012 |
€ 5,853,000 |
|
2013 |
€ 5,598,000 |
|
2014 |
€ 5,466,000 |
|
2015 |
€ 5,322,000 |
|
2016 |
€ 5,339,000 |
|
2017 (end-April) |
€ 1,357,000 |
The Single Public Service Pension Scheme was introduced on 01 January, 2013 under the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012. All PDF personnel who join the public service after that date are members of the Single Scheme. The pension contributions made by PDF members of this scheme for the years 2013 to 2017 are as outlined in the table below. (It should be noted that these figures are included in the relevant table in the reply to Parliamentary Question 378 of 23 May, 2017).
|
Year |
Single Public Service Pension Scheme: Employee Contributions |
|
2013 |
€50,000 |
|
2014 |
€379,000 |
|
2015 |
€662,000 |
|
2016 |
€1,105,000 |
|
2017 (end-April) |
€489,000 |
The public service Pension-Related Deduction (PRD), which is not a pension contribution, is applied to the pay of pensionable public servants, under terms set out in the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009, as amended. The total PRD paid by members of the PDF for the years 2010 to 2017 is shown in the table below. (It should be noted that these figures are also included in the relevant table in the reply to Parliamentary Question 378 of 23 May, 2017.)
|
Year |
Pension Related Deduction |
|
2010 |
€24,822,000 |
|
2011 |
€24,128,000 |
|
2012 |
€22,459,000 |
|
2013 |
€23,124,000 |
|
2014 |
€20,611,000 |
|
2015 |
€19,558,000 |
|
2016 |
€13,481,000 |
|
2017 (end-April) |
€3,707,000 |
