Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 593: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the changes made to the pensions of retired members of the Garda following the budget 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1495/11]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The changes made to the pensions of retired members of An Garda Síochána in Budget 2011 are similar to the changes made to all public service pensions, and include the new Universal Social Charge and PAYE changes, full details of which have been published on the website of the Department of Finance. The main change is that annual pensions above €12,000 will be reduced to produce average reductions of 4% in the cost of public service pensions. The specific reductions are, first €12,000 at 0%; from €12,001 to €24,000 at 6%; from €24,001 to €60,000 at 9% and the balance above €60,000 at 12%.