Written answers
Wednesday, 6 October 2010
Department of Education and Science
Pension Provisions
8:00 pm
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 148: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the value of the pension payment on an annualised basis to the highest paid public sector pensioner in each of the public bodies under the remit of her Department and all public service pensioners not paid by the Office of the Paymaster General; the number in receipt of this level of pension; the total number in receipt of a pension in excess of €155,000 and in each bracket below this at intervals of €20,000. [35245/10]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department administers the payment of pension benefits to beneficiaries of Teachers Primary, Secondary, Community and Comprehensive Superannuation schemes and certain other education personnel in primary and voluntary secondary schools, e.g. special needs assistants. The attached table outlines the information sought by the Deputy in relation to these pension schemes. Information in relation to pay or pensions in the public bodies under the remit of my Department is not readily available as the information is not collated centrally.
TABLE 1A | |
Pensioners paid via the Department of Education and Skills Pension Payroll 1 | |
Highest Gross Annual Pension Rate in payment at 1 Oct 2010 | Number of pensioners in receipt of this rate |
€61,037.01 | 1 |
TABLE 1B | |
Pensioners paid via the Department of Education and Skills Pension Payroll 1 | |
Category-threshold by gross annual Rate | Number of pensions in category |
Up to €15,000 | 2,600 |
€15,000.01 - €35,000.00 | 11,150 |
€35,000.01 - €55,000.00 | 8,200 |
€55,000.01 - €75,000.00 | 60 |
€75,000.01 - €95,000.00 | - |
€95,000.01 - €115,000.00 | - |
€115,000.01 - €135,000.00 | - |
€135,000.01 - €155,000.00 | - |
€155,000.01 and above | - |
1This covers teachers who have retired from Primary, Secondary, Community & Comprehensive Schools; retired special needs assistants from these schools; certain retired clerical staff from primary and voluntary secondary schools and certain retired Caretakers from primary schools. It also covers those in receipt of pension as the spouses and children of deceased scheme members. | |
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