Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 January 2021
272. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Defence the number of persons currently in receipt of Defence Forces pensions from officer ranks and from enlisted ranks, respectively; and the number that are considered disability pensions or partial disability pensions. [2514/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs regards the specific information sought by the Deputy, at end-December 2020, the numbers of retired officers and retired enlisted ranks of the Permanent Defence Force in receipt of pensions from my Department are as follows:
|
Type of Pension |
No. of recipients – Retired Officers |
No. of recipients –Retired Enlisted Ranks |
|
Retirement (service) pension |
1,695 |
8,561 |
|
Retirement pension and Disability pension |
113 |
525 |
|
Disability pension only |
2 |
197 |
|
Totals |
1,810 |
9,283 |
My Department also pays monthly pensions to dependants (spouses and children) of deceased military personnel and to small numbers of retired nurses, retired chaplains and widows of deceased Veterans of the War of Independence.
