MICHAEL D.HIGGINS TOPS OF LOCAL TDS PENSIONS LIST

Date Published: 05-Mar-2011

FIGURES published today suggest that Galway's former TD Michael D. Higgins tops the list of pension payments to outgoing TDs for this county.

According to the list of estimated payments published in "The Irish Times" Labour's former Deputy Michael D Higgins is entitled to a lum sum payment of 237,000 Euro and an annual pension of 90,000 Euro.

The figures for former Deputy Noel Treacy also show a lump sum of 237,000 and a pension of 86,000. Former Deputy Frank Fahey is entitled to a lump sum of 237,000 and a pension of 82,000 and Deputy Paul Connaughton is entitled to a similar lump sum of 237,000 Euro and a pension of 69,000 Euro.

Retired TD Padraic McCormack is due a similar lump sum of 237,000 Euro and a pension of 53,000.

Retired Deputy Ulick Burke gets the lowest payment of the outgoing Galway TD with the lump sum estimated at 113,000 Euro and a pension of 20,000 euro.

The lump sum payment to all the politicains is taxable.