State Pensions

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]

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]

333. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide a breakdown of the means test in the case of a person (details supplied) who was refused the State pension (non-contributory) on the basis that the household means exceed the statutory limit by €148; if he will clarify whether this amount refers to a weekly or monthly calculation; if consideration will be given to …

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]

326. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated total costs of expenditure on State pensions based on increased life expectancies in the decades ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52639/25]

653. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he or his Department are considering changing the gross means test of a non-contributory State pension to a means test based on an applicant's net income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51747/25]

663. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on his Department increasing the allowance for pensioners over the age of 80. [51926/25]

108. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the establishment of the National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50696/25]

118. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the policy whereby a person in receipt of the State pension is only entitled to half-rate carer’s allowance, even when continuing to provide full-time care; and if he accepts that this creates an inequity compared to younger carers who are entitled to the full rate. [50003/25]

124. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider changing the means-test for the state pension (non-contributory) from gross to net income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50029/25]

126. Deputy Edward Timmins asked the Minister for Social Protection to review the capital element of the means test for the non-contributory pension, which has not been updated in many years and unduly penalises people with savings or a small parcel of land. [50761/25]

138. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Social Protection the plans in place for the pension auto-enrolment; the means by which they are proceeding; and if the deadline of the 1 January 2026 is still achievable. [50837/25]

162. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of people in Kilkenny currently in receipt of the bereaved partner’s (contributory) pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50594/25]

172. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will report on the national campaign to raise awareness of 'My Future Fund'. [50672/25]

177. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection for an update on the roll out of the auto-enrolment pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50750/25]

302. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if he is aware of delays being experienced by former An Post employees in their applications for pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51087/25]

306. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to the Parliamentary Question No. 1420 of 8 September 2025; the estimated number of anomalies under the yearly averaging method of calculating the rate of pay for the State Pension (Contributory); the different types of anomalies encountered by his Department under this system; the estimated cost to the Exchequer if these a…

410. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Social Protection if his Department examined the contributions made by a person (details supplied) when they applied unsuccessfully for a pension. [49833/25]

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]

642. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation the roles under the employment of the State which are excluded from the single public service pension scheme and are without an occupational pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46524/25]