37. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if his Department has assessed the position of retired members of private sector pension schemes whose pensions were permanently reduced to meet the 2011 to 2015 pension levy, and whose cumulative losses now substantially exceed the levy amounts attributable to them; if he accepts that a levy described as temporary has had a permanent effect on t…
Topics / Pension Provisions
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsPension Provisions
670 questions from 117 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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656 written, 14 oral
117
TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 7 |
| February 2025 | 19 |
| March 2025 | 13 |
| April 2025 | 33 |
| May 2025 | 13 |
| June 2025 | 47 |
| July 2025 | 19 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 17 |
| October 2025 | 9 |
| November 2025 | 43 |
| December 2025 | 46 |
| January 2026 | 51 |
| February 2026 | 105 |
| March 2026 | 42 |
| April 2026 | 41 |
| May 2026 | 42 |
| June 2026 | 48 |
| July 2026 | 24 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 31 |
| October 2026 | 20 |
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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
266. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport the reason the agreed pension increases for retired CIÉ pensioners have not yet been paid, given that Ministerial approval for the revised pension arrangements was reportedly granted in June 2026; whether the payment of these increases is contingent on the signing of the required Statutory Instrument; if so, the specific legal basis for this requirement; and t…
267. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport whether pensioners will receive arrears of the pension increases due from the date on which the agreement was approved by members in 2025; if not, the basis on which arrears are being excluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73552/26]
268. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide an update on the current status of the Statutory Instrument required to implement the agreed reforms to the CIÉ pension scheme; when he expects the Statutory Instrument to be signed and commenced; the reason for the delay in completing the process; and when approximately 2,000 affected CIÉ pensioners can expect to receive the pension increas…
618. Deputy George Lawlor asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will respond to matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) on 22 September 2026, requesting him to review arrangements for transferring private pension savings from Australia to Ireland for Irish citizens who have worked in Australia and have returned to reside and work in Ireland. [73540/26]
642. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will examine the financial disadvantage faced by retired CIÉ pensioners who pay USC on their occupational pensions but do not have access to a range of supports available to State pension recipients, including the living alone increase and certain medical and household benefits; whether he considers this equitable; and if he will consider introdu…
643. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason people who have private pensions cannot sign up for the MyFutureFund pension and therefore do not receive the same supports (details supplied). [74121/26]
869. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if provision has been made to assist local and regional drugs and alcohol task forces with the additional costs of auto-enrolment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73502/26]
481. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will give consideration to removing the mandatory certificate of benefit comparison requirement for straightforward defined contribution-to-PRSA transfers, where there is an identifiable fund value; in situations where the consumer is receiving appropriate regulated financial advice, including the material benefits being surrendered and the reaso…
488. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he has assessed the impact of long-term caring responsibilities on a person's entitlement to the State Pension (Contributory), particularly in the case of parents who have spent decades caring for a child with a disability. [71792/26]
489. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider the introduction of a dedicated pension entitlement or enhanced pension credit arrangement for parents who have provided lifelong care to a child with a disability (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71800/26]
490. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has examined the risk of income poverty among older parents who have provided lifelong care to children with disabilities and who subsequently reach pension age with insufficient pay related social insurance contributions to qualify for a full State Pension (Contributory). [71798/26]
491. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently benefiting from credited pay related social insurance contributions arising from caring responsibilities; and if he is considering expanding access to such credits for parents providing long-term care to adult children with disabilities. [71797/26]
492. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has undertaken a review of the adequacy of current pension arrangements for family carers, including the homemaker's scheme and other credited contribution mechanisms; and if these arrangements sufficiently protect those who have acted as full-time carers over many years. [71796/26]
493. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration is being given to providing additional pension protections for parents who have provided lifelong care to a son or daughter with a disability and who may have reduced pay related social insurance contribution records as a consequence of their caring responsibilities. [71795/26]
51. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question 62049/26, if the statutory public consultation process has concluded; if the amendments to the CIÉ pension schemes have been agreed; and when retirees of CIÉ will finally receive their long awaited pension increase. [69982/26]
121. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the number of complaints before the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman relating to pension disputes that have been awaiting formal adjudication for periods of less than six months, six to twelve months, one to two years and more than two years; the average time taken to conclude an adjudication; and the measures being taken to reduce waiting…
172. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation if his Department will consider extending pay parity for public service pensions in payment beyond June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69908/26]
408. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on a State pension (contributory) application (details supplied) that has been pending for some time. [70201/26]
502. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on a pensions matter (details supplied). [69747/26]
338. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the reason that the January 2024 pay increase paid to medical scientists following restoration of parity with biochemists was not passed on to medical scientists who retired prior to 2024 despite reaching all the parameters set down by DEPR (File Ref: P18-13-2018) entitled "Pay Parity" as Pe…
513. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that the new methodology to calculate pension payments for those who turned 65 in March of 2025 is resulting in a constituent (details supplied) receiving €10 less per week; if he is aware of the hardship this is incurring on this constituent and people in her same situation; and if he will consider re-adjusting payments for people wh…
682. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the legal basis for Tusla's interpretation of section 66 of the Child Care Act 1991 regarding superannuation eligibility for staff employed in children's residential and aftercare services listed in S.I. 124/1992, 125/1992 and 863/2004; if her Department has issued any guidance or determination limiting eligibility (details supplied…
799. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health her views on a matter (details supplied). [68634/26]
66. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on MyFutureFund following the recent opt out window. [67284/26]