Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 94: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of former Deputies drawing down pensions; the names of these persons; and the amounts they receive annually. [6771/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I do not have the information requested by the Deputy as my Department does not have any function in respect of such payments to former Deputies. These payments are the responsibility of the Commission of the Houses of the Oireachtas and the Deputy might consider seeking the information from it

Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 95: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of former Ministers drawing down pensions; the names of these persons; and the amounts they receive annually. [6772/09]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The information required by the Deputy is available in Statement 1.4 of the Finance Accounts. The latest published accounts are for the year 2007. In 2008, 122 former Ministers and other office holders received a ministerial pension. Four former Ministers of State received severance payments in 2008. The details of such are as follows.