Noel Grealish (Galway West, Independent)
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89. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public service pensioners and the average pension before tax deductions, excluding those receiving spouse’s and children’s pensions; the proportion of current public service pensioners under 65 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9889/20]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The authorities responsible for the administration of the large number of pension schemes operating in the various sectors of the Irish public service are, in general, the relevant employers and Ministers in those sectors.

It would be a matter for those sectoral authorities, including relevant Ministers, to supply such information as may be available in respect of the wider public service.

I and my Department are responsible for the civil service pension schemes which are paid through Vote 12: Superannuation and Retired allowances and therefore I can only reply on this basis.

The statistics presented in the following table are taken as at end of May 2020 and were provided by the National Shared Services Office who process the Civil Service pension payroll.

The current proportion of Civil Service pensioners that are under 65 years of age is 30%.

It is important to note here that all of these statistics are quoted at a point in time and as such will vary including the average annual pension which is dependent on a number of factors such as grade distribution and length of service of the specific cohort of retirees.