Vol. 557 No. 6
225 Mr. R. Bruton asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if increases in charges to individuals, to companies or to groups have been sanctioned to be charged by agencies or units under the aegis of her Department; and the changes being made in absolute and in percentage terms. [23103/02]
I have accepted a recommendation from the Pensions Board to increase its fee in respect of occupational pensions regulation to €9.50 per member from January next year. The increase from this fee is to cover the operating expenses of the board and is reviewed from time to time as the requirements of the board indicate. The current fee of €6.35 has been in place since January 1998. There were some 98,000 schemes with some 670,500 members at 31 December 2001. The necessary regulations will be made shortly.
