Ex-HSE workers get €2,100 weekly pension payouts

Twenty-five former employees of the HSE — mainly consultants — are in receipt of pension cheques totalling €2,100 each week, figures show.

Figures provided by the HSE in response to a freedom of information request show that at the start of this year, the HSE was paying out €100,000 and more to 114 retirees each year.

The detailed breakdown of the figures shows that eight former employees are in receipt of pension payments of €2,300 per week, or in excess of €120,000 per annum.