Written answers

Tuesday, 4 October 2011

Department of Justice, Equality and Defence

Pension Provisions

8:00 pm

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 266: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the cost of the public service pensions bill for each of the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and the expected bill for 2011, 2012 and 2013 taking account of the anticipated number of persons leaving the public service during that time. [27134/11]

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The Public Service Pension bill for the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 is in the table below. The figures for 2008 and 2009 have been compiled from the Appropriation Accounts and for 2010 from the provisional outturn as published in the Revised Estimates Volume for 2011.

200820092010
€2.15bn€2.56bn€2.73bn

The Expenditure Ceilings for the Public Service Pension bill as published in the National Recovery Plan for 2011, 2012 and 2013 are below:

201120122013
€2.9bn€3.0bn€3.0bn

These ceilings for 2011 - 2013 take account of the impact of retirements in the period and the public service pension reduction.

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