David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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309. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons in receipt of a public service pension in each gross pension income band (details supplied) in each of the years 2011 to 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22734/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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Based on data available to my Department, the following table sets out the estimated distribution at end-2015 of public service pensions in the bands specified in the Deputy's question. It should be noted that the pension values are those payable before the application, where arising, of the Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR).

This end-2015 public service pension distribution is based on data supplied to my Department by public service pension paying authorities in connection with the valuation of the State’s total accrued retirement benefit liability in respect of public service pensions as at 31 December 2015, which is required under EU Regulation 549 / 2013 and which is currently being undertaken by my Department. This is the most up to date information available to this department.

While not directly comparable, an estimated pension distribution position for 2016 based on data collected in 2012/2013, can be found in PQ 22094/16.

Similar end-year pension information which would enable the compilation of equivalent pension distribution tables for the other years specified in the Deputy's question is not available to my Department.