Written answers

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Department of Justice, Equality and Defence

Departmental Staff

8:00 pm

Photo of Seán FlemingSeán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Question 363: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total cost of lump sums paid to staff and the number of staff involved who retired in 2011 in his department and in respect of each organisation under his auspice; the total annual estimated pension costs associated with these persons in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2095/12]

Photo of Alan ShatterAlan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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1In general the lump sum and ongoing pension costs in respect of staff who retire from this Department and from organisations under the auspice of the Department are paid from the Superannuation and Allowances Vote of the Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

However, the retirement lump sums and ongoing pension costs in relation to members of An Garda Síochána are paid from the Garda Vote. The total cost of lump sum payments from the Garda Vote in 2011 was €51.7 million which included payments in relation to a number of members who retired in late 2010 also.

The number of Garda members who retired in 2011 was 438 and the related on-going annual pension cost is estimated at €14.2 million.

There were 13 other lump sum retirement payments totalling €495,000 in respect of organisations within the Justice and Equality Vote in 2011 with ongoing annual pension costs estimated at €121,000.

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