Pension Provisions

731. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the rationale for requiring ministerial sanction under the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983 for increases to the An Post superannuation scheme, given that the scheme is solvent, independently assessed, and poses no liability to the Exchequer; and whether he intends to review or amend this approval …

752. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide dates (details supplied), in relation to the authorisation process for pension increases agreed by An Post and the trade unions over the period January 2021 – February 2026; the control he exercises over the discretion claimed by An Post around its pension scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a sta…

854. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 234 of 19 June 2025, to clarify if parents are the employer of home tutors and whether this means that they must now engage with the recently established auto enrolment pension acting as an employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12016/26]

856. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if workers who are paying into a private pension and not a work pension or have a previous work pension and now a private pension, can be fully excluded from auto enrolment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12113/26]

857. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if he considered the scenario of retired members of the Army or An Garda Síochána who retire earlier and may work in the private sector and do not want to be part of auto enrolment, can they be excluded from re-enrolment after two years where they opt out after six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12114/26]

858. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person who opts out of auto enrolment is enrolled again after two years when they have chosen to opt out; the reason this is being done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12115/26]

1025. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality her views on the difficulty posed by auto enrolment for TUSLA funded projects (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12278/26]

1044. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the briefings she has received on the auto enrolment scheme being rolled out to section 39 and 38 organisations operating on behalf of the State; if she has received any legal advice as to the employment status of employees in section 38 and 39 organisations as a result of the auto enrolment process; and if she will make a statement on the …

1194. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of cases in which former employees of an organisation (details supplied) have been denied the pension contributions arising from the 2024 pay parity agreement due to delays by the HSE in providing the associated funding; if she will clarify the reason employees who reached the normal retirement age of 65 in 2024 were not pr…

15. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether his Department will consider extending the occupational supplementary pension to employees who entered employment post-2013 and are mandated to retire early due to operational demands before reaching the age of the State pension. [2752/26]

51. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the number of current Government ministers that do not yet have a repayment plan in place to return money owed to the Exchequer from pension overpayments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10078/26]

89. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation his plans to review the operation of section 52 of the Public Service Pensions Act 2012, particularly in relation to pension abatement policy for former uniformed service personnel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11002/26]

290. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the pension increases payable in respect of former Department of Posts and Telegraphs service under the Eircom superannuation defined benefit pension scheme are classified by his Department as current expenditure or capital expenditure; and the reason such expenditure would be subject to external scrutiny beyond the Depart…

300. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any guidance has been issued to public bodies regarding the protection of defined benefit pension schemes from being used to address funding shortfalls or restructuring costs; and whether RTÉ has been assessed for compliance with such guidance. [11372/26]

302. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation when An Post pensioners will receive the rise that is overdue in their pensions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11493/26]

371. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the necessary Ministerial approval will be granted to allow payments for An Post retirees to issue (details supplied); the reasons for the significant delay; the clear timeline for when An Post pensioners can expect to receive the agreed increases and back payments; and if he will make a statement on …

372. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the statutory basis under which his Department is required to approve pension increases payable in respect of former Department of Posts and Telegraphs service under the Eircom superannuation defined benefit pension scheme; the specific legislative provisions relied upon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.…

373. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the date on which the proposed 2.1 percent pension increase for members of the Eircom superannuation defined benefit pension scheme was formally submitted to his Department for approval; the actions taken since receipt; the reason the increase has not yet been approved or paid; and if he will provide a timeline for de…

374. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether NewERA has any role in the approval or scrutiny of pension increases payable under the Éircom superannuation defined benefit pension scheme; the statutory or administrative basis for any such involvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11433/26]

375. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to confirm which Minister holds final decision-making authority for approving and releasing State-funded pension increases payable under the Eircom superannuation defined benefit pension scheme; whether any other Minister or agency can delay payment once approval is sought; and if he will make a statement on the matte…

376. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has obtained legal advice regarding the State’s obligations under section 46(4) of the Postal and Telecommunications Act 1983 in respect of pension conditions for former Department of Posts and Telegraphs staff; and whether that provision continues to be regarded as operative. [11436/26]

377. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has assessed the differential treatment in pension increases applied to members of the Eircom Superannuation Defined Benefit Pension Scheme who retired before and after January 1984; whether such differential treatment has been legally examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11…

381. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeline for the payment of the pension increase for An Post retired workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11256/26]

382. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeline for the payment of the pension increase for Eircom retired workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11257/26]

383. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on the payment of the 2.1% pension increase applicable to members of the Eircom superannuation defined benefit pension scheme as agreed in August 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11261/26]