New figures show former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern surrendered €14,600 of his €83,300 pension last year.
This evening the Department of Finance has published the list of ministerial retirement payments and how much has been handed back to the State.
Pensions are paid to politicians who have been ministers in previous cabinets. The total value of ministerial pensions were €4.1m and the total amount surrendered was €178,600 or 4% of the total.
Enda Kenny and Eamon Gilmore are both entitled to small pensions of €2,000 and €800 respectively which they surrendered. Richard Bruton surrendered his entire pension of €1,900.
Maura Geoghegan Quinn surrendered her entire pension of almost €60,000.
Padraig Flynn did not surrender any of his €47,800 pension.
Albert Reynolds did not hand back any of his €99,600 pension.
John O'Donoghue did not surrender any of his €53,000 pension.
Dick Spring did not hand back any of his €71,000 pension.
Michael D Higgins surrendered his full €6,000 pension.
Michael Wood handed back €4,100 of his €64,100 pension.
