Written answers
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Public Sector Pension Numbers
Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of former public servants recruited before 6 April 1995 who are currently receiving a public sector pension including both pensions funded by the Exchequer and through the Local Government Fund, and those pension schemes for which he has responsibility; the age profile of those public servants; if he will provide in tabular form the numbers of public sector pensioners in the following parameters between €1,000 intervals up to €20,000 and those on more than €20,000. [5885/13]
Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, civil service pensions are a matter for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
With regard to bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested by the Deputy is set out in the tables below.
Age
| Age Group | Number |
|---|---|
| 50 to 55 | 7 |
| 56 to 60 | 26 |
| 61 to 65 | 48 |
| Over 65 | 146 |
| Total | 229 |
| Pension band (€) | Number of pensioners |
|---|---|
| 0 – 2,000 | 3 |
| 2,001 - 3,000 | 1 |
| 3,001 - 4,000 | 2 |
| 4,001 - 5,000 | 4 |
| 5,001 - 6,000 | 4 |
| 6,001 - 7,000 | 16 |
| 7,001 - 8,000 | 5 |
| 8,001 - 9,000 | 11 |
| 9,001 - 10,000 | 5 |
| 10,001 - 11,000 | 10 |
| 11,001 - 12,000 | 8 |
| 12,001 - 13,000 | 9 |
| 13,001 - 14,000 | 11 |
| 14,001 - 15,000 | 5 |
| 15,001 - 16,000 | 4 |
| 16,001 - 17,000 | 5 |
| 17,001 - 18,000 | 3 |
| 18,001 - 19,000 | 8 |
| 19,001 - 20,000 | 10 |
| Above 20,000 | 105 |
| Total | 229 |
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