526. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection if there is an update on a non-contributory pension review on behalf of a constituent (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51621/26]
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347. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the Programme for Government commitment to examine pension arrangements for foster carers; the progress made to date in this regard; the timeframe for bringing forward any proposals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48635/26]
489. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of any recognised cross-border pension arrangements, policy provisions, or upcoming reforms that would support Irish citizens in maintaining retirement in Ireland whilst currently working and living in UAE but wanting to retire to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47271/26]
18. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the contributory pension entitlement for women who, due to extended periods out of employment to care for children and family, have less than 520 contributions; if he will consider a pro rata contributory pension to recognise their caring role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46265/26]
27. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will amend the current weekly means limit for the increase for qualified adult allowance for recipients of the State pension and to increase the current means limit of €100 which has been in place since 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44962/26]
52. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps being taken to ensure workers enrolled in the My Future Fund auto-enrolment pension scheme are provided with sufficient information to make informed decisions during the upcoming opt-out period starting in July; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46167/26]
58. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide an update on the rollout of the auto-enrolment pension system; the steps being taken to ensure workers and employers are compliant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46197/26]
78. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will outline progress in the rollout of the automatic enrolment retirement savings system, including early participation levels and emerging trends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46291/26]
366. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated first year and full year cost of increasing the State pensions, contributory and non-contributory respectively by €10. [46605/26]
390. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection the first year and full year cost of increasing the pension by €5. [46759/26]
242. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a decision has been made on the issue of withholding the recently awarded contributory pension arrears on behalf of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44718/26]
157. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm if NAERSA will accept a voluntary opt-in to autoenrollment backdated to 1 January 2026 for a person (details supplied) when said employee had signalled a willingness to opt-in in advance of 1 January 2026 but it was a number of months into 2026 before their employer signed them up to MyFutureFund. [44384/26]
158. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Social Protection if, in advance of Budget 2027, he will review the means assessment for the increased rate of pension to ensure that savings held on deposit are not treated as income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44527/26]
164. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps his Department is taking to ensure that employees and employers fully understand their obligations and entitlements under the new auto-enrolment pension scheme in advance of the opt-out window coming into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44598/26]
1258. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection the engagement his Department has had with the Department of Children, Disability and Equality regarding the issue of pension provision for foster carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43368/26]
1274. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the measures he is taking to ensure that employers are not enrolling employees into occupational pension schemes purely to avoid the minimum contribution rates under My Future Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43802/26]
408. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to some individuals in receipt of invalidity pension that may be financially worse off by taking up limited part-time employment (for example, 5 hours per week), due to travel costs and potential impacts on their payment; the measures in place, or under consideration, to ensure that recipients are not financially disadva…
409. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a pension/payment was stopped or reduced in the case of a person (details supplied); if his Department will urgently review the case given that the individual is now left without income; if interim support can be provided pending review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40886/26]
418. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in receipt of the State pension (non-contributory) that have had their pensions withdrawn because of their means in each of the years for 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40944/26]
764. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the protections that are in place in respect of investments made by the three companies selected by the national automatic enrolment retirement savings authority to manage future funds; if the State guarantees are applicable to investments; and the degree to which he and or the authority can protect persons investments in the context of economic shoc…
765. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the costs to date in establishing My Future Funds; and the cost of engaging three companies to manage investments [40023/26]
771. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection if a full review of the pension entitlement of a person (details supplied) could be carried out [40172/26]
272. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the step-by-step process required for employees to obtain trustee signatures on pension claim forms. [38507/26]
273. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection whether all pension schemes require trustee sign-off, or if there are exemptions. [38508/26]
274. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the typical delays encountered by employees in securing trustee signatures and submitting completed forms. [38509/26]