Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 217: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of revenue that could be raised in a 12 month period by applying a 0% rate of tax on the first €75,000 lump sum pension payment paid out to public and civil servants in his Department on retirement; then applying the lower rate of tax on the next €125,000 of the same payment; and applying the higher rate of tax on the remainder. [27059/11]

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 219: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of revenue that could have been raised between June 2010 and June 2011 if a 0% rate of tax on the first €75,000 lump sum pension payment on retirement of all public and civil servants in his Department during the same period; applying the lower rate of tax on the next €125,000 of the same payment; and applying the higher rate of tax on the remainder. [27091/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 217 and 219 together.

My Department administers the payment of retirement lump sums in respect of Primary, Secondary, Community and Comprehensive school teachers and special needs assistance in such schools together with certain school clerical and caretaking staff. It also administers the retirement gratuities of civil servants who retire from my Department.

Based on lump sums paid to those school staff referred to above for the 12 month period from June 2010 to June 2011, the estimated yield from applying rates of taxation of 20% and 41% to these lump sums, as set out in the question, would be of the order of €9 million. In addition it is estimated that €0.09 million would have been yielded in respect of gratuities paid in the period to civil servants on retirement from my Department.

It is estimated that in any twelve month period a broadly similar amount would be yielded where the numbers retiring remain constant.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 218: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of retired public and civil servants from his Department that are currently in receipt of an annual pension of up to and including €30,000 per year; up to and including €50,000 per year; up to and including €70,000 per year; up to and including €90,000 per year; up to and including €100,000 per year; up to and including €120,000 per year, up to and including €140,000 per year; up to and including €160,000 per year; and the number in receipt of pensions in excess of €160,000 per year; in a tabular form. [27075/11]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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My Department administers the payment of pension benefits to beneficiaries of the Primary, Secondary, Community and Comprehensive Teachers Superannuation schemes and certain other education personnel in primary and voluntary secondary schools, e.g. special needs assistants. Table A hereunder outlines the information sought by the Deputy in relation to these pension schemes.

The Office of the Paymaster General administers the payment of pension benefits to retired civil servants from my Department and public servants from certain bodies under my Department's auspices. Table B hereunder outlines the information sought by the Deputy in relation to these persons.

The Deputy should note that pensions for the majority of former employees of VECs and Institutes of Technology are paid by local authorities and information in relation to these persons is not readily available. However, the Paymaster General's Office is in the process of taking over this pension payment function and the figures in table B include employees who have heretofore been paid by 8 local authorities, as well as all recent retirees from VECs/IoTs.

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 A

Table B

Question No. 219 answered with Question No. 217.