149. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Education if she will address an issue regarding pensions (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8413/25]
Topics / Pension Provisions
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsPension Provisions
670 questions from 117 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
670
questions
656 written, 14 oral
117
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
19
departments asked
Questions per month
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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 |
Who asks, by party
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.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
128. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his awareness or otherwise as to whether An Post has complied with Ministerial authorisations on pension increases, as required under Rule 13 (details supplied). [6894/25]
137. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are plans to introduce new legislation to further recognise and support homemakers in relation to non-contributory pension schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6610/25]
262. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Finance the reason people in receipt of the State pension have to pay income tax on this in situations where they have a separate pension from their previous employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5947/25]
277. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform to review the pension entitlements of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5669/25]
493. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware of an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5828/25]
498. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if an appeal of a pension decision (details supplied) can be examined to see if the matter could be resolved. [6141/25]
94. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform if he plans to review the provisions of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, especially in the context of its impact on retention in certain parts of the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4917/25]
225. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department has considered conducting an information campaign targeted at Irish residents who have previously worked in Britain making them aware of their potential entitlement to a British pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5308/25]
151. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection regarding the transfer of occupational pensions to other EU jurisdictions under the IORP II Directive (Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision Directive), to provide the number of transfer requests and accompanying declarations signed by the individual concerned that have been submitted each year since 2012 to 2024 and to date in 2025; and…
166. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding advice sought, following a meeting with a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3917/25]
288. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question 137 of 25 September 2018, the status of the review of the area of pension transfers abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3061/25]
294. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Finance the changes that have been brought in that use the tax-free allowance of a pensioner on their State pension first, rather than any private pension they may have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3134/25]
843. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who is 25% short on reckonable contributions, should experience a significant reduction in their contributory pension, having worked in the HSE for 40 years. [46276/24]
853. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the contributory pension case of a person (details supplied). [46550/24]
854. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the contributory pension entitlements of a person (details supplied). [46553/24]
862. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she agrees that those who have been paid a carer's allowance by the State should qualify for the contributory State pension without having to be a full-time carer for 20 years; if, when considering this, she will take into account that a carer does not control how long the person to whom they are providing care lives; and if she will make a statement…
863. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection why those in receipt of the State pension do not receive a Christmas bonus, and if she will consider a change to this. [46835/24]
886. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection to outline the rules around residency for the State pension (non-contributory); the minimum number of days that a person must be in the State to meet habitual residence requirement for the State pension (non-contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1452/25]
897. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1654/25]