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Updated, 10.47
BRENDAN HOWLIN last night announced plans to place a new levy on public pensions over €100,000 – putting an extra levy of 20 per cent on any payments above the €100,000 threshold.
While the levy applies to all former public employees, we thought it may be interesting for readers to return to the list of former ministers and their pensions, and see precisely how much those pensions are cut as a result of the various public levies now in place.
‘Gross pension’ refers to the ministerial pension due to each person concerned; the ‘new net’ refers to this amount, less the measures introduced under the last two governments.
Ahern, Noel – Gross pension €70,233.35; New net €54,125.35
Ahern, Michael – Gross pension €76,444.55; New net €59,591.20
Ahern, Dermot – Gross pension €119,965.23; New net €113,861.59
Ahern, Bertie – Gross pension €152,331.67; New net €139,785.34
Allen, Lorcan – Gross pension €64,043.83; New net €48,678.57
Allen, Bernard – Gross pension €64,535.78; New net €49,111.49
Andrews, David – Gross pension €108,430.45; New net €94,483.16
Barry, Richard – Gross pension €75,610.22; New net €58,856.99
Barry, Peter – Gross pension €75,610.22; New net €58,856.99
Begley, Michael – Gross pension €69,452.80; New net €53,438.46
Bhreathnach, Niamh – Gross pension €47,176.24; New net €44,370.38
Birmingham, George – Gross pension €37,890.53; New net €35,920.38
Brady, Vincent – Gross pension €59,630.56; New net €45,120.00
Bruton, John – Gross pension €141,849.27; New net €131,399.42
Burke, Richard – Gross pension €53,334.61; New net €45,120.00
Burke, Ray – Gross pension €103,838.73; New net €86,769.07
Byrne, Hugh – Gross pension €68,390.96; New net €52,504.04
Calleary, Sean – Gross pension €72,841.80; New net €56,420.78
Callely, Ivor – Gross pension €14,754.28; New net €14,589.02
Carey, Donal – Gross pension €66,022.87; New net €50,420.13
Cassidy, Donie – Gross pension €11,505.90; New net €11,505.90
Collins, Edward – Gross pension €63,413.57; New net €48,123.94
Collins, Gerard – Gross pension €102,564.54; New net €84,628.43
Connaughton, Paul – Gross pension €67,668.29; New net €51,868.10
Connolly, Gerard – Gross pension €74,735.35; New net €58,087.11
Cooney, Patrick – Gross pension €102,564.53; New net €84,628.41
Cosgrave, Liam T – Gross pension €55,049.59; New net €45,120.00
Cowen , Brian – Gross pension €151,061.77; New net €138,769.42
Creed, Donal – Gross pension €66,806.83; New net €51,110.01
Cullen, Martin – Gross pension €119,177.67; New net €112,538.49
Currie, Austin – Gross pension €59,383.84; New net €45,120.00
Daly, Brendan – Gross pension €95,515.43; New net €76,373.58
D’Arcy, Michael – Gross pension €68,854.39; New net €52,911.86
Davern, Noel – Gross pension €74,151.64; New net €57,573.44
De Valera, Síle – Gross pension €103,647.51; New net €86,447.82
Deasy, Austin – Gross pension €87,495.58; New net €69,316.11
Dempsey, Noel – Gross pension €119,177.67; New net €112,538.49
Desmond, Barry – Gross pension €86,423.62; New net €68,372.79
Donnellan, John – Gross pension €40,798.95; New net €38,567.04
Doyle, Avril – Gross pension €60,135.57; New net €45,239.30
Dukes, Alan – Gross pension €94,467.80; New net €75,451.66
Fahey, Jackie – Gross pension €68,011.89; New net €52,170.46
Fahey, Frank – Gross pension €113,141.36; New net €102,397.48
Faulkner, Padraig – Gross pension €102,564.54; New net €84,628.43
Fitzpatrick , Tom – Gross pension €56,076.74; New net €45,120.00
Flood, Chris – Gross pension €55,793.17; New net €45,120.00
Flynn, Padraig – Gross pension €87,129.22; New net €68,993.71
Gallagher, Pat ‘The Cope’ – Gross pension €70,562.08; New net €54,414.63
Harney, Mary – Gross pension €129,805.67; New net €121,764.54
Higgins , Jim – Gross pension €57,363.50; New net €45,120.00
Higgins, Michael D – Gross pension €87,928.54; New net €69,697.12
Honan, Tras – Gross pension €50,750.25; New net €45,120.00
Hussey,Thomas – Gross pension €61,215.35; New net €46,189.51
Hussey, Gemma – Gross pension €66,057.70; New net €50,450.78
Jacob, Joe – Gross pension €79,125.66; New net €61,950.58
Kavanagh, Liam – Gross pension €91,535.68; New net €72,871.40
Kiely, Rory – Gross pension €52,324.36; New net €45,120.00
Kitt , Tom – Gross pension €81,476.40; New net €64,019.23
Lalor, Paddy – Gross pension €101,153.89; New net €82,258.54
Lyons, Denis – Gross pension €48,744.00; New net €45,120.00
MacSharry, Ray – Gross pension €88,936.80; New net €70,584.38
McCarthy, Sean – Gross pension €38,604.11; New net €36,569.74
McCreevy, Charlie – Gross pension €119,177.67; New net €112,538.49
McDaid , Jim – Gross pension €97,406.69; New net €78,037.89
McDonald, Charles – Gross pension €58,501.32; New net €45,120.00
McDowell, Michael – Gross pension €60,388.64; New net €45,462.00
McManus, Liz – Gross pension €12,309.97; New net €12,291.37
Moffatt, Tom – Gross pension €42,192.80; New net €39,835.45
Molloy, Robert – Gross pension €113,677.53; New net €103,298.25
Mullooly, Brian – Gross pension €57,302.98; New net €45,120.00
Nealon, Ted – Gross pension €59,736.76; New net €45,120.00
Noonan, Michael J – Gross pension €80,684.50; New net €63,322.36
O’Brien, Fergus – Gross pension €66,991.00; New net €51,272.08
O’Connell, Dr John – Gross pension €76,309.85; New net €59,472.67
O’Donnell, Liz – Gross pension €58,903.88; New net €45,120.00
O’Donnell, Tom – Gross pension €85,797.21; New net €67,821.54
O’Donoghue, Martin – Gross pension €51,330.09; New net €45,120.00
O’Donoghue, John – Gross pension €119,177.67; New net €112,538.49
O’Hanlon, Rory – Gross pension €116,617.53; New net €108,237.45
O’Keeffe, Edward (Ned) – Gross pension €65,515.65; New net €49,973.77
O’Keeffe, Jim – Gross pension €70,797.11; New net €54,621.46
O’Kennedy, Michael – Gross pension €122,803.59; New net €116,162.87
O’Malley, Tim – Gross pension €31,192.97; New net €29,825.60
O’Malley, Desmond – Gross pension €106,721.70; New net €91,612.46
O’Rourke, Mary – Gross pension €117,981.01; New net €110,528.10
O’Shea, Brian – Gross pension €66,970.92; New net €51,254.41
O’Sullivan, Toddy – Gross pension €56,425.20; New net €45,120.00
O’Toole , Paddy – Gross pension €74,069.42; New net €57,501.09
Owen, Nora – Gross pension €73,826.20; New net €57,287.06
Parlon, Tom – Gross pension €31,192.96; New net €29,825.59
Pattison, Seamus – Gross pension €117,205.46; New net €109,225.17
Power, Sean – Gross pension €36,464.13; New net €34,622.36
Power, Patrick – Gross pension €75,968.59; New net €59,172.36
Reynolds, Albert – Gross pension €149,740.29; New net €137,712.23
Ryan, Eoin – Gross pension €53,814.13; New net €45,120.00
Ryan, John – Gross pension €67,335.13; New net €51,574.91
Ryan, Richie – Gross pension €93,032.73; New net €74,188.80
Smith, Michael – Gross pension €119,177.67; New net €112,538.49
Spring, Dick – Gross pension €121,108.28; New net €114,806.62
Taylor, Mervyn – Gross pension €77,979.70; New net €60,942.14
Treacy, Noel – Gross pension €83,609.13; New net €65,896.03
Treacy, Sean – Gross pension €119,177.67; New net €112,538.49
Wallace, Dan – Gross pension €73,092.24; New net €56,641.17
Wallace, Mary – Gross pension €77,446.64; New net €60,473.04
Walsh, Joe – Gross pension €119,177.67; New net €112,538.49
Woods, Michael – Gross pension €122,695.95; New net €116,076.76
Yates, Ivan – Gross pension €74,836.65; New net €58,176.25
All gross figures sourced from parliamentary questions earlier this month. Former ministers Liam Cosgrave and Liam Aylward have been omitted, as they are gifting their pensions back to the Exchequer.
It is understood that President Michael D Higgins has since initiated a similar gifting process.
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The Celtic Tiger never existed. It was all smoke and mirrors. All the wealth was based on credit.
And good riddance, may we never see a’boom’ based on credit again.
We will soon rise from the ashes and welcome the Celtic Phoenix!!!!
The Celtic Tiger is extinct.
He was killed,Eaten and his coat sold to feed a poor family in the mid west in early Spring 2009…
The Celtic Tiger?
The Celtic Ponzi Scheme Creature more like.
A very special Ponzi Scheme where the heinous culprits/villians get rewards, protection and media immunity as their victims are screwed to death.
Exactly. I said the same thing to my Business Studies teacher and to my ‘European Studies’ teacher in transition year. They looked at me like I had just told them I had broke into their houses and pissed on their kids.
True story.
From the celtic tiger to the celtic thieves led by edna and co.
That is the most embarassing phrase in the irish lexicon, and of course there will be some rubbish about a Phoenix or a Celtic tiger revival in the near future. Anything to make us feel good about ourselves
It’s was the best thing that ever happened to this country 50 years of progress in 10 to spite all it’s faults roll on the Celtic phoenix coming quicker than ye think
And now it’s in its way back and everyone is getting greedy again…. House prices rents and costs in general have increased. …. what have we learned ???????, nothing it seems !!
Don’t worry, she will be back. Circa 2018
I have a bridge I want to sell you in New York.
He only resigned now, wow?
We now have the “Austerity Tiger” tearing the lives of Irish Families apart!
Our elected politicians destroyed Ireland and its people.
Each man women and child has a debt of €100,000 each due to a Government decree whereby ” unsecured Bondholders” mainly German Banks lent money to Irish Banks for commercial gain.
Merkel forced Fianna Fáil to transfer the unsecured Bondholders to the Irish a Taxpayers . We therefore repaid German Banks in full!
Germany makes a surplus of €41billion PA from the rest of Europe while the rest of Europe has an annual deficit of €37 Billion!
Germany now owns Ireland and Irish Citizens are suffering from austerity even poverty!
The Government should have left the Euro and devalued hence boosting exports and creating many new jobs!
Soon we will rise from the ashes and welcome the Celtic Phoenix!!!
Today FM will buy it, sack everybody and rebrand it CTFM.
Today it is the Celtic Crater.
Boring
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