140. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if he has received advice from the Department of Finance or the Central Bank recommending an increase in the State pension age; and if he will publish any such correspondence. [53104/25]
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331. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if the Government has a unified position on whether the retirement age will be raised in this Dáil [53107/25]
341. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he intends to increase the State pension age in response to recent comments by the Governor of the Central Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53100/25]
342. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has conducted any assessment of the impact of raising the retirement age on workers in physically demanding occupations, such as construction, healthcare, and agriculture and if he will publish those findings. [53101/25]
343. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected fiscal position of the social insurance fund over the next 20 years on the basis of no change to the State pension age; and if he will provide comparable figures in the event of an increase to 67 or 68. [53102/25]
344. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if she accepts that life expectancy and healthy life expectancy vary significantly between income groups; and if so, how his Department proposes to ensure that raising the pension age would not disproportionately penalise those with shorter life spans. [53103/25]
345. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the alternative fiscal strategies available to address long-term pension costs without raising the retirement age, such as increasing PRSI contributions or broadening the contribution base. [53105/25]
298. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the projections made regarding the sustainability of the State pension system given demographic trends as of September 2025; the funding gap projected over the next decade; and the reforms or measures being considered to ensure long-term security for current and future pensioners. [49455/25]
299. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection the implementation status and timeline of State auto-enrolment, in light of CCPC research indicating that 26 percent of Irish adults have no retirement plan; to provide year-on-year trend data since 2023; and to outline funded measures for financial literacy and default fund protections to reduce under-saving risk. [49495/25]
1366. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the interaction between personal insolvency arrangements and pension entitlements with a view to ensuring that older people in financial distress are not left without adequate income in retirement. [45602/25]