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
