Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 September 2014
59. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm that a statement, details supplied, made by the legal unit of the Pensions Board in its presentation on pensions law to the Ballymun Community Law Centre on Thursday, 18 July 2013, remains valid following the change in name of the Pensions Board to the Pensions Authority in March 2014. [33104/14]
View answerThe Pensions Authority was launched 7th March 2014. The statement made in the presentation to the Ballymun Community Centre that “The Pensions Board is the regulator of pension schemes. They supervise compliance with the Pensions Act. They have the power to inspect and investigate pension schemes to ensure that they are complying with their statutory obligations” continues to be a valid statement following the change of name of the Pensions Board to the Pensions Authority.
All of the statutory functions and powers of the Pensions Board (including the exercise of specific function and power set out in the italicised statement) are retained by the Pensions Authority.
