Written answers
Thursday, 20 October 2022
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Public Sector Pensions
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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214. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a schedule of the total expenditure by his Department on pension payments to former civil servants in each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022; if he will also provide in tabular form the total payments made to former civil servants including a breakdown of the grade they held upon retirement and the number of persons in each grade; and if he will provide separate schedules for payments to former civil servants appointed before and after 6 April 6 1995. [52620/22]
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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I and my Department are responsible for the Civil Service pension schemes, which cover personnel in established and unestablished Civil Service and State Industrial posts.
We would not be in a position to provide figures for 2022 until such time as the full year has elapsed and the Appropriation Account for 2022 has been audited. This will be completed over the course of 2023.
Total pension payments to Civil Servants in each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 are outlined below.
Pension Expenditure
| - | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
€000 | €000 | €000 | |
| A1 - Established Pensions (Pay Group 177, 213) | 429,927 | 456,298 | 494,352 |
| A2 - Established Spouse and Children Pensions (Pay Group 179) | 42,912 | 43,011 | 44,036 |
| A3 - Established Ex Gratia Spouse Pensions (Pay Group 179) | 303 | 253 | 199 |
| A4 - Established Lump Sums | 103,406 | 106,065 | 137,617 |
| A5 - Unestablished Pensions / Spouse and Children / Ex Gratia Spouse (Pay Group 178, 180) | 21,297 | 21,883 | 21,551 |
597,845 | 627,510 | 697,755 |
The grade composition breakdown of Civil Service retirees for each of the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 is outlined below. This information has been prepared by the National Shared Shared Office (NSSO).
Number of Pensioners by Grade
| - | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary General (SEC) | 83 | 85 | 81 |
| Second Secretary (SSC) | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Deputy Secretary (DS) | 35 | 33 | 32 |
| Assistant Secretary (ASC) | 288 | 299 | 302 |
| Principal Officer (PO) | 923 | 945 | 998 |
| Assistant Principal (AP) | 1,878 | 1,949 | 2,046 |
| Higher Executive Officer (HEO) | 2,652 | 2,838 | 3,043 |
| Administrative Officer (AO) | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Executive Officer (EO) | 2,208 | 2,460 | 2,767 |
| Staff Officer (SO) | 577 | 572 | 559 |
| Clerical Officer (CO) | 4,085 | 4,377 | 4,758 |
| Temporary Clerical Officer (TCO) | 37 | 52 | 61 |
| Services Officer (SVO) | 1,047 | 1,044 | 1,049 |
| Sundry Grades | 12,541 | 12,741 | 13,198 |
| Total | 26,367 | 27,406 | 28,906 |
A breakdown of retirees by pre-1995 and post-1995 is not readily available. However, given the cohort of retirees involved, the majority will be those who joined the Civil Service prior to 1 April 1995.
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