O’Sullivan pension would cost €5.2m in private sector

Paschal Donohoe says payout ‘entirely consistent’ with existing policy as he defends approving deal

The pension package being received by Nóirín O’Sullivan, the former Garda commissioner, would cost €5.2 million for a private sector worker to acquire.

Figures from the Association of Pension Trustees Advisers show how difficult it would be for a private sector worker to accumulate such a lucrative pension package.

The figures show that it would cost more than €5.2 million for someone in the private sector to buy a similar pension at open ...