Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

A preliminary estimate of receipts for 2011 from the pension-related deduction or pension levy introduced under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act is €1 billion. The estimated receipts from the pension reduction for 2011, which was introduced under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2010, is €100 million. As regards pension contributions from public servants, a preliminary estimate for 2011 is of the order of €700 million. More detailed estimates will become available in the context of the Revised Estimates volume, which is in preparation at present.

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