Pensions of former presidents and ministers detailed

Dr Patrick Hillery, received a pension of £60,137 last year. Another former president, Mrs Mary Robinson, received £59,459. Mrs Rita Childers, widow of Mr Erskine Childers, former president, received £30,069.

The figures are contained in the 1998 Finance Accounts, published yesterday by the Department of Finance.

Mr Charles Haughey received the second-highest pension of former Taoisigh, with £43,129. The highest was Mr Albert Reynolds (£44,103), with Dr Garret FitzGerald receiving £40,898.

Pensions and severance payments

Pensions for former ministers and other office-holders:

To whom payable

David Andrews - 143 Padraig Faulkner - 22,506

Sylvester Barrett - 15,578 Nuala Fennell - 7,593

Sean Barrett - 11,659 Garret FitzGerald - 40,898

Peter Barry - 25,524 Gene Fitzgerald - 16,787

Richard Barry - 5,136 Tom Fitzpatrick - 22,506

Michael Begley - 8,779 Padraig Flynn - 21,438

George Bermingham - 7,594 Denis Gallagher - 17,086

John Boland - 17,332 Maire Geoghegan-Quinn - 23,113

Vincent Brady - 9,530 Mary Harney - 37

Paudge Brennan - 3,845 Charles J. Haughey - 43,129

Seamus Brennan - 128 A.J. Hederman - 15,490

John Bruton - 29,696 Paddy Hegarty - 7,593

Raphael Burke - 22,940 Dr Patrick J. Hillery - 18,062

Richard Burke - 14,696 Tras Honan - 11,836

Sean Calleary - 10,273 Gemma Hussey - 15,230

Mark Clinton - 15,456 Thomas Hussey - 7,642

Edward Collins - 7,989 Liam Kavanagh - 16,923

Gerard Collins - 22,506 Justin Keating - 15,456

Paul Connaughton - 7,593 Seamus Kirk - 8,769

Ger Connolly - 10,699 Patrick J. Lalor - 22,848

Patrick Cooney - 22,506 Terry Leyden - 9,347

Declan Costello - 15,071 Jack Lynch - 32,348

Donal Creed - 7,485 Denis Lyons - 8,769

Conor Cruise O'Brien - 15,456 Liam Mac Cosgair - 32,348

Brendan Daly - 18,513 Sean G. Mac Gearailt - 44,174

Michael D'Arcy - 7,485 Charles McDonald - 6,007

Austin Deasy - 15,230 P.L. McDonnell - 46,549

Barry Desmond - 15,872 Ray McSharry - 16,520

Sean Doherty - 20,863 Jim Mitchell - 17,332

Patrick S. Donegan - 15,456 Robert Molloy - 91

John F. Donnellan - 7,593 Michael Moynihan - 7,365

Alan Dukes - 17,133 Michael Pat Murphy - 5,136

Frank Fahy - 139 John L. Murray - 17,165

Jackie Fahy - 7,822 Ted Nealon - 8,772

Michael J. Noonan - 16,875 Ruairi Quinn - 14,184

Micheal Noonan - 15,976 Albert Reynolds - 44,103

Caoimhghin O Beolain - 22,506 Patrick J. Reynolds - 8,704

Fergus O'Brien - 8,772 John Ryan - 7,372

Tom O'Donnell - 15,457 Richie Ryan - 15,457

Martin O'Donoghue - 12,556 Michael Smith - 147

Rory O'Hanlon - 244 Dick Spring - 17,843

Jim O'Keeffe - 8,772 Pat the Cope Gallagher - 9,661

Michael O'Kennedy - 15,311 Noel Treacy - 273

Michael O'Leary - 18,735 Sean Treacy - 29,964

Desmond O'Malley - 22,506 Jim Tunney - 13,484

Mary O'Rourke - 95 Joe Walsh - 254

Paddy O'Toole - 17,332 John Wilson - 30,881

Seamus Pattison - 28 Michael Woods - 61

Severance payments for former ministers and other office-holders:

Bernard Allen - 11,254 Jim Higgins - 11,254

Niamh Breathnach - 25,047 Michael D. Higgins - 25,047

Richard Bruton - 25,047 Brendan Howlin - 25,047

Joan Burton - 11,254 Enda Kenny - 25,047

Donal Carey - 11,254 Micheal Lowry - 16,710

Hugh Coveney - 3,187 Liz McManus - 11,254

Austin Currie - 11,254 Gay Mitchell - 11,254

Proinsias De Rossa - 25,047 Brian O'Shea - 11,254

Jimmy Deenihan - 11,254 Toddy O'Sullivan - 11,254

Avril Doyle - 11,254 Nora Owen - 25,047

Bernard Durkan - 11,254 Pat Rabbitte - 11,254

Eithne Fitzgerald - 11,254 Emmet Stagg - 11,254

Eamon Gilmore - 11,254 Mervyn Taylor - 25,047

Dermot Gleeson - 25,047 Ivan Yates - 25,047