http://www.thejournal.ie/30-former-government-ministers-receive-pensions-of-over-e100k-275615-Nov2011/?utm_source=shortlink (http://www.thejournal.ie/30-former-government-ministers-receive-pensions-of-over-e100k-275615-Nov2011/?utm_source=shortlink)
None of them funded by a single cent from the beneficiaries.
Complete and utter disgrace ::)
that is TD and ministerial pensions right, not just ministerial pensions? crazy (and disgraceful) altogether, would be interesting to see the service years alongside those names. Easy enough to google I guess but I myself am too lazy.
Aren't they worth it after all their years of public service ??? ???
Full breakdown:
Surname Forename Annual Amount of TD's Pension less Public Service Pension Reduction Annual Amount of Ministerial Pension less Public Service Pension Reduction Annual Amount of Ministerial and TD Pension less Public Service Pension Levy
Ahern Noel
€47,717.52
€22,515.83
€70,233.35
Ahern Michael
€53,136.12
€23,308.43
€76,444.55
Ahern Dermot
€50,722.44
€69,242.79
€119,965.23
Ahern Bertie
€49,934.88
€102,396.78
€152,331.66
Allen Lorcan
€52,359.48
€11,684.35
€64,043.83
Allen Bernard
€52,206.24
€12,329.54
€64,535.78
Andrews David
€49,934.88
€58,495.57
€108,430.45
Aylward Liam
€49,934.88
€0.00
€49,934.88
Barry Richard
€65,768.04
€9,842.18
€75,610.22
Barry Peter
€65,768.04
€60,713.16
€126,481.20
Begley Michael
€49,934.88
€19,517.92
€69,452.80
Bhreathnach Niamh
€11,609.76
€35,566.48
€47,176.24
Birmingham George
€20,157.12
€17,733.41
€37,890.53
Brady Vincent
€38,913.84
€20,716.72
€59,630.56
Browne John
€44,220.60
€10,981.76
€55,202.36
Bruton John
€50,282.40
€91,566.87
€141,849.27
Burke Richard
€20,157.12
€33,177.49
€53,334.61
Burke Ray
€49,934.88
€53,903.85
€103,838.73
Byrne Hugh
€49,934.88
€18,456.08
€68,390.96
Calleary Sean
€49,336.92
€23,504.88
€72,841.80
Callely Ivor
€0.00
€14,754.28
€14,754.28
Carey Donal
€53,975.88
€12,046.99
€66,022.87
Cassidy Donie
€0.00
€11,505.90
€11,505.90
Collins Edward
€45,085.32
€18,328.25
€63,413.57
Collins Gerard
€49,934.88
€52,629.66
€102,564.54
Connaughton Paul
€49,934.88
€17,733.41
€67,668.29
Connolly Gerard
€49,934.88
€24,800.47
€74,735.35
Cooney Patrick
€49,934.88
€52,629.65
€102,564.53
Cosgrave Liam T
€36,282.00
€18,767.59
€55,049.59
Cosgrave Liam (Snr)
€65,768.04
€67,257.58
€133,025.62
Cowen Brian
€49,934.88
€101,126.89
€151,061.77
Creed Donal
€49,934.88
€16,871.95
€66,806.83
Cullen Martin
€49,934.88
€69,242.79
€119,177.67
Currie Austin
€47,070.48
€12,313.36
€59,383.84
Daly Brendan
€51,974.76
€43,540.67
€95,515.43
D'Arcy Michael
€51,982.44
€16,871.95
€68,854.39
Davern Noel
€53,930.88
€20,220.76
€74,151.64
De Valera Síle
€49,934.88
€53,712.63
€103,647.51
Deasy Austin
€51,974.76
€35,520.82
€87,495.58
Dempsey Noel
€49,934.88
€69,242.79
€119,177.67
Desmond Barry
€49,934.88
€36,488.74
€86,423.62
Donnellan John
€31,749.36
€9,049.59
€40,798.95
Doyle Avril
€45,346.08
€14,789.49
€60,135.57
Dukes Alan
€51,507.36
€42,960.44
€94,467.80
Fahey Jackie
€49,934.88
€18,077.01
€68,011.89
Fahey Frank
€51,411.24
€61,730.12
€113,141.36
Faulkner Padraig
€49,934.88
€52,629.66
€102,564.54
Fitzpatrick Tom
€45,085.32
€10,991.42
€56,076.74
Flood Chris
€38,428.92
€17,364.25
€55,793.17
Flynn Padraig
€39,186.24
€47,942.98
€87,129.22
Gallagher Pat 'The Cope'
€50,805.96
€19,756.12
€70,562.08
Harney Mary
€49,934.88
€79,870.79
€129,805.67
Higgins Jim
€51,390.36
€5,973.14
€57,363.50
Higgins Michael D
€50,178.12
€37,750.42
€87,928.54
Honan Tras
€27,699.84
€23,050.41
€50,750.25
Hussey Thomas
€44,107.56
€17,107.79
€61,215.35
Hussey Gemma
€30,536.88
€35,520.82
€66,057.70
Hyland Liam
€49,489.80
€11,837.23
€61,327.03
Jacob Joe
€49,934.88
€29,190.78
€79,125.66
Kavanagh Liam
€53,466.72
€38,068.96
€91,535.68
Kiely Rory
€35,386.68
€16,937.68
€52,324.36
Kitt Tom
€50,642.52
€30,833.88
€81,476.40
Lalor Paddy
€49,934.88
€51,219.01
€101,153.89
Lyons Denis
€29,241.48
€19,502.52
€48,744.00
MacSharry Ray
€49,934.88
€39,001.92
€88,936.80
McCarthy Sean
€26,760.36
€11,843.75
€38,604.11
McCreevy Charlie
€49,934.88
€69,242.79
€119,177.67
McDaid Jim
€49,934.88
€47,471.81
€97,406.69
McDonald Charles
€46,690.44
€11,810.88
€58,501.32
McDowell Michael
€30,244.56
€30,144.08
€60,388.64
McManus Liz
€0.00
€12,309.97
€12,309.97
Moffatt Tom
€23,736.72
€18,456.08
€42,192.80
Molloy Robert
€49,934.88
€63,742.65
€113,677.53
Mullooly Brian
€35,386.68
€21,916.30
€57,302.98
Nealon Ted
€40,229.28
€19,507.48
€59,736.76
Noonan Michael J
€49,934.88
€30,749.62
€80,684.50
O'Brien Fergus
€47,483.52
€19,507.48
€66,991.00
O'Connell Dr John
€49,934.88
€26,374.97
€76,309.85
O'Donnell Liz
€40,104.72
€18,799.16
€58,903.88
O'Donnell Tom
€49,934.88
€35,862.33
€85,797.21
O'Donoghue Martin
€21,371.76
€29,958.33
€51,330.09
O'Donoghue John
€49,934.88
€69,242.79
€119,177.67
O'Hanlon Rory
€49,934.88
€66,682.65
€116,617.53
O'Keeffe Edward (Ned)
€50,389.08
€15,126.57
€65,515.65
O'Keeffe Jim
€51,289.32
€19,507.79
€70,797.11
O'Kennedy Michael
€53,945.88
€68,857.71
€122,803.59
O'Malley Tim
€12,544.08
€18,648.89
€31,192.97
O'Malley Desmond
€54,092.04
€52,629.66
€106,721.70
O'Rourke Mary
€50,938.32
€67,042.69
€117,981.01
O'Shea Brian
€49,934.88
€17,036.04
€66,970.92
O'Sullivan Toddy
€41,711.88
€14,713.32
€56,425.20
O'Toole Paddy
€35,386.32
€38,683.10
€74,069.42
Owen Nora
€46,586.64
€27,239.56
€73,826.20
Parlon Tom
€12,544.08
€18,648.88
€31,192.96
Pattison Seamus
€53,466.72
€63,738.74
€117,205.46
Power Sean
€27,899.28
€8,564.85
€36,464.13
Power Patrick
€49,934.88
€26,033.71
€75,968.59
Reynolds Albert
€49,934.88
€99,805.41
€149,740.29
Ryan Eoin
€47,884.56
€5,929.57
€53,814.13
Ryan John
€49,934.88
€17,400.25
€67,335.13
Ryan Richie
€57,170.40
€35,862.33
€93,032.73
Smith Michael
€49,934.88
€69,242.79
€119,177.67
Spring Dick
€49,934.88
€71,173.40
€121,108.28
Taylor Mervyn
€40,229.28
€37,750.42
€77,979.70
Treacy Noel
€51,392.52
€32,216.61
€83,609.13
Treacy Sean
€49,934.88
€69,242.79
€119,177.67
Wallace Dan
€52,283.16
€20,809.08
€73,092.24
Wallace Mary
€51,009.84
€26,436.80
€77,446.64
Walsh Joe
€49,934.88
€69,242.79
€119,177.67
Woods Michael
€53,453.16
€69,242.79
€122,695.95
Yates Ivan
€47,607.00
€27,229.65
€74,836.65
Dr Maurice Manning and Ms Marian Harkin are gifting their TD pensions.Ms Eithne Fitzgerald, Ms Maire Geoghegan Quinn, Mr Gay Mitchell and Mr Proinnsias de Rossa are gifting their TD & Ministerial pensions.
* Mr Liam Aylward is gifting his Ministerial pension for 2011
* Mr. Liam Cosgrave (Snr) is gifting part of his Ministerial pension for 2011.
Ignoring the size of the payments which are clearly too high it is simply wrong that anyone receives a pension before they reach the age of 65. The political class in this country are having a laugh at us. Fair play to SF for highlighting this. Its time the ruling FF/FG/Lab party was thrown to the gutter.
Holy feck - becoming a government minister is almost better than winning the lotto! No wonder so many keep their heads down, toe the party line and sell whatever principles they may have started out with.
Quote from: magpie seanie on November 10, 2011, 11:09:33 AM
Ignoring the size of the payments which are clearly too high it is simply wrong that anyone receives a pension before they reach the age of 65. The political class in this country are having a laugh at us. Fair play to SF for highlighting this. Its time the ruling FF/FG/Lab party was thrown to the gutter.
Holy feck - becoming a government minister is almost better than winning the lotto! No wonder so many keep their heads down, toe the party line and sell whatever principles they may have started out with.
Its amazing really, they are pushing out pension ages on other sectors yet they are overlooking their own ages and entitlements. No shame at all and to here them try and justify it, is madness.
No wonder 7 of them ran for the presidency, at least the cheapness option won ;)
Full breakdown:
Nally's post is too long to quote so I'll start at the top.
Surname Forename Annual Amount of TD's Pension less Public Service Pension Reduction Annual Amount of Ministerial Pension less Public Service Pension Reduction Annual Amount of Ministerial and TD Pension less Public Service Pension Levy
Ahern Noel
€47,717.52
€22,515.83
€70,233.35
Does this mean that Noel Ahean gets a total pension of approx €140,000 per annum? Beggars belief if so.
Always read the instrucions I suppose. D'Oh ::)
Higgins Michael D
€50,178.12
€37,750.42
€87,928.54
Marty should have brought this up on Frontline!!
Quote from: AQMP on November 10, 2011, 02:27:36 PM
Higgins Michael D
€50,178.12
€37,750.42
€87,928.54
Marty should have brought this up on Frontline!!
At least he is old enough to merit receiving a pension.
It's just another example, among many, of how the political classes see themselves as superior to the people they're supposed to represent. They contemptuously abuse the mandate of the voters to implement approved policies by taking it as carte blanche to give themselves rights, privileges and perks to which they have no entitlement. It's a good reminder of the wisdom of the electorate in recognising this propensity to abuse the mandate by refusing to give them more arbitrary powers in the recent referendum.
Scavengers can only survive when there are corpses to feed on.
The fawning and idiot guffawing that goes on in this country over politicians would make you sick.
This country needs a revolution.
The one that really strikes me is Michael McDowell. A man who returned to the Bar to practice law as a Senior Counsel takes €60,388 in a pension from the public purse. In total he spent 12 years as a TD and was appointed as a Senior Counsel in 1987.
Maybe we should do something like this. (http://www.change.org/petitions/the-congress-and-the-senate-of-the-united-states-of-america-congressional-reform-act-of-2011-amendment-28-of-the-us-constitution)