The State paid more than £1.5 million in 1999 in pensions to former presidents, ministers and other office-holders. Two former presidents, Dr Patrick Hillery and Mrs Mary Robinson, received pensions of £60,486. Dr Hillery also got £17,583 as a former minister.
The details were included in the annual finance accounts published by the Department of Finance yesterday.
The list also includes five former Taoisigh: Dr Garret FitzGerald, who was paid £40,702; Mr Charles Haughey, who received £43,416; the late Mr Jack Lynch, who received £26,793; Mr Albert Reynolds, who received £42,830; and Mr Liam Cosgrave, who received £32,562.
As well as former ministers, payments are made to those who held positions such as parliamentary secretary, minister of state, attorney general, ceann comhairle, leas-ceann comhairle, cathaoirleach and leas-cathaoirleach of the Seanad and comptroller and auditor general.
Annuities, pensions, etc in 1999
Mrs Rita Childers, widow of the late Erskine H Childers (£30,243); Dr Patrick J Hillery, former president of Ireland (£60,486); Mrs Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland (£60,486); Total £151,215
Pensions, retirement lump sums and death gratuities relating to judicial services totalled £2,044,449.
Pensions for former ministers and other office holders:
Sylvester Barrett £15,256; Sean Barrett - £10,997; Peter Barry - £25,629; Richard Barry £5,045; Michael Begley £8,258; George Bermingham £7,474; Niamh Bhreathnach £8,521; John Boland £16,420; Vincent Brady - £8,758; John Bruton - £29,935; Raphael Burke - £23,130; Richard Burke - £13,993; Sean Calleary £10,013; Mark Clinton £15,176; Edward Collins £7,736; Gerard Collins £22,568; Paul Connaughton £7,474; Ger Connolly £10,601; Patrick Cooney £22,568; Declan Costello£14,920; Donal Creed - £7,096; Conor Cruise O'Brien £15,176; Brendan Daly - £18,561; Michael D'Arcy £7,096; Austin Deasy - £15,026; Barry Desmond - £15,452; Sean Doherty £8,827; Patrick S Donegan £15,176; John F Donnellan £7,474; Alan Dukes £16,420; Jackie Fahy - £7,625; Padraig Faulkner - £22,568; Nuala Fennell - £7,474; Garret FitzGerald - £40,702; Gene Fitzgerald - £16,059; Tom Fitzpatrick £22,568; Padraig Flynn £20,502; Denis Gallagher £14,546; Maire Geoghegan-Quinn - £19,237; Charles J Haughey - £43,416; AJ Hederman - £14,519; Paddy Hegarty - £7,474; Dr Patrick J Hillery - £17,583; Michael D Higgins - £3,987; Tras Honan £9,930; Gemma Hussey £15,026; Thomas Hussey £7,200; Liam Kavanagh £16,149; Justin Keating £15,176; Seamus Kirk £8,252; Patrick J Lalor £21,946; Terry Leyden - £9,017; Jack Lynch £26,793; Denis Lyons £8,252; Liam Mac Cosgair £32,562; Sean G Mac Gearailt £43,509; Charles McDonald £4,882; PL McDonnell -£45,944; Ray MacSharry - £16,560; Jim Mitchell - £16,420; Michael Moynihan - £7,323; Michael Pat Murphy - £5,045; John L Murray - £16,309; Ted Nealon £8,254; Michael J Noonan £18,025; Michael Noonan £13,045; Caoimhghin O Beolain - £22,568; Fergus O'Brien £8,254; Tom O'Donnell £15,176; Martin O'Donoghue £12,573; Jim O'Keeffe £8,254; Michael O'Kennedy £14,825; Michael O'Leary £18,806; Desmond O'Malley £22,568; Brian O'Shea £149; Toddy O'Sullivan £6,175; Paddy O'Toole £16,420; Ruairi Quinn - £13,752; Albert Reynolds - £42,830; Patrick J Reynolds - £7,218; John Ryan £7,328; Richie Ryan £15,176; Dick Spring - £17,547; Emmet Stagg -£804; Mervyn Taylor £16,057; Pat the Cope Gallagher - £9,224; Sean Treacy - £30,091; Jim Tunney £13,516; Harry Whelehan£10,938; John Wilson £30,976. Total £1,395,880.
Pensions for widows and children of former Ministers and other office holders totalled £168,902.
Severance payments for former Ministers and other office holders:
Bernard Allen £2,857; Niamh Bhreathnach £5,506; Richard Bruton £6,361; Joan Burton - £2,857; Donal Carey £2,857; Austin Currie £2,857; Prionsias De Rossa £6,361; Jimmy Deenihan £2,857; Avril Doyle - £2,857; Bernard Durkan -£2,857; Eithne Fitzgerald £2,857; Eamon Gilmore £2,857; Dermot Gleeson £6,361; Jim Higgins £2,857; Michael D Higgins £6,361; Brendan Howlin -£6,361; Enda Kenny - £6,361; Liz McManus £2,857; Gay Mitchell £2,857; Brian O'Shea - £2,857; Nora Owen - £6,361; Pat Rabbitte £2,857; Emmet Stagg £2,857; Ivan Yates - £6,361. Total £99,249.