Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 May 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of Government Chief Information Officer
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management

9:30 am

Photo of Cormac DevlinCormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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That explains that. I thank Ms O'Donohue for her response.

Colleagues asked questions about pension payments. The witnesses answered some of those questions on superannuation, which is welcome. It was mentioned that there was a 3.9% increase in the number of pensions year on year. I presume that will increase further in the coming years. A colleague referred to pension numbers not being accurately predicted year on year, although I know it is difficult to do so. How will expenditure grow over the coming years? Obviously, there are estimations, so what will be the extent of growth in superannuation?