Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 3 October 2013

Public Accounts Committee

2011 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 7 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 42 - Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Chapter 6 - Financial Commitments under Public Private Partnerships
Chapter 12 - Vote Accounting
Chapter 13 - Procurement without a Competitive Process

11:50 am

Mr. Robert Watt:

The total pension costs are about €3 billion across the system. Speaking from memory I think it is about €2.3 billion or €2.4 billion ongoing payments this year and about €500 million or €600 million in gratuities. I could be mistaken, but that is a broad figure.