Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 498: To ask the Minister for Finance the value of the pension payment on an annualised basis to the highest paid public sector pensioner; the number in receipt of this level of pension; the number in receipt of pensions in each bracket between the highest value pension and the highest value pension less €20,000; and in each bracket thereafter at intervals of €20,000. [33440/10]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Office of the Paymaster General, which is part of my Department, pays pensions to retired Civil Servants as well as Ministerial, Judicial and other former office holders. Information relating to the value of individual pension payments, made by other public bodies, to other categories of retired public servants is retained by the relevant Minister or public body. The highest gross annual pension payable by the Office of the Paymaster Generals is €155,002.26. There is one payee entitled to this level of gross pension pay.

The following table outlines levels of gross pension pay, and the number of payees payable at each level, in €20,000 intervals. The table details statistics relating to retired payees only and does not include payments to surviving spouses (4577 payees). Also, voluntary surrenders of, either total or portion of pension payable, are not captured by the figures provided.