117. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware that when the option to defer the State pension until age 70 was introduced in 2024, whereby people could continue to pay PRSI towards the threshold required for a contributory pension, the rules related to the treatment benefit scheme (optical and dental) rules remain linked to the "relevant tax year" model, which means for certain …
Topics / Pensions Reform
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsPensions Reform
73 questions from 27 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 13 May 2026.
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70 written, 3 oral
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10. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Social Protection if the required additional funding has been provided to social welfare branch managers to pay for pension auto enrolment costs imposed from 1 January 2026 and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31208/26]
1891. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the powers and processes the National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority has put in place to pursue companies actively avoiding their auto enrolment responsibilities. [25404/26]
1892. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of compliance notices the National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority has issued between 1 January and 31 March 2026. [25405/26]
1893. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority compliance notice appeals that have been initiated in the District Court between 1 January and 31 March 2026. [25406/26]
1894. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of inspections undertaken by authorised officers, set out per economic sector, for the period 1 January to 31 March 2026. [25407/26]
1895. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection if compliance notices are the first engagement of National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority authorised officers with an employer in respect of a breach of the operation of the law, or do authorised officers engage in informal communication initially with employers [25408/26]
1896. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection to confirm that those signing the voluntary opt-in form will only contribute and accumulate benefits from that date forward.
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1897. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason an employee, deprived of auto-enrolment of the scheme from 1 January would be asked by NAERSA to fill out a voluntary opt in scheme. [25411/26]
232. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he has considered reviewing the €115,000 earnings cap which applies to pension tax relief on contributions; whether any assessment has been carried out regarding the impact of the cap remaining unchanged since 2011 in light of inflation and wage growth; and whether he will consider introducing an indexation mechanism to ensure the cap rema…
416. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the State agencies within his Department that have made provision for the pension auto enrolment payment as part of their allocation to funded organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14414/26]
101. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the measures being taken to address issues with employer costs of auto-enrolment for section 56 organisation employees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13075/26]
693. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employees enrolled in the MyFutureFund pension scheme by band of total number of employees per employer (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5803/26]
694. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the percentage of employees who have been enrolled in MyFutureFund, by band, of total number of employees per employer (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5804/26]
695. Deputy Eoin Hayes asked the Minister for Social Protection the number and percentage of public sector workers who have been enrolled in the MyFutureFund pension scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5805/26]
431. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide a detailed breakdown of the full establishment costs of the auto-enrolment retirement savings system, including but not limited to legislative development, ICT systems, procurement, branding, public communications, and staffing costs; the projected total Exchequer cost over the first five and ten years of operation.; and if he will make a …
432. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection whether any assessment has been carried out of the all-in economic cost of an individual auto-enrolment account, including indirect and non-member-borne costs funded by the Exchequer; if so, to publish same.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5404/26]
433. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the analysis which underpins public comparisons between the headline annual management charge of the auto-enrolment scheme and the charges applicable to individual private pension products; and whether such comparisons include regulatory, governance, and administrative costs borne by the State. [5405/26]
434. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection whether he is satisfied that public commentary comparing auto-enrolment charges with private PRSAs reflects a like-for-like comparison of total costs; and if not, the steps which are being taken to ensure accuracy and transparency in public communications. [5406/26]
435. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the projected annual operating costs of the National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority, including staffing, governance, compliance, and outsourced services; and to confirm the way in which these costs will be funded. [5407/26]
436. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the oversight mechanisms which are in place to ensure that National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority delivers value for money over time; and whether periodic independent cost and performance reviews are planned. [5408/26]
437. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection to provide details of all major contracts awarded in respect of the auto-enrolment scheme to date, including service providers, contract duration, estimated lifetime cost, and performance oversight arrangements. [5409/26]
438. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection whether lifecycle cost modelling was undertaken prior to entering into long-term outsourcing contracts associated with Auto-Enrolment; and if so, whether that modelling will be made available to the Oireachtas. [5410/26]
439. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the assessment which has been made of the long-term financial exposure of the Exchequer arising from the auto-enrolment scheme, including risks related to cost overruns, lower-than-expected participation, or higher-than-expected administrative costs. [5411/26]
440. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection whether his Department has identified circumstances in which the auto-enrolment scheme could require additional Exchequer subvention beyond current projections; and the safeguards in place to prevent this. [5412/26]