Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 January 2021
250. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Finance the names and positions of the individual departmental representatives on the Inter-Departmental Pensions Reform and Taxation Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1617/21]
View answerThe Interdepartmental Pensions Reform and Taxation Group (IDPRTG) was established as an action arising from the Governments Roadmap for Pensions Reform 2018 - 2023, to consider, review and progress measures in a number of specific pension areas as set out in the Roadmap.
The IDPRTG is chaired by the Department of Finance and includes representatives from the Revenue Commissioners, Department of Social Protection, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, and the Pensions Authority.
Members of the IDPRTG include:
Department of Finance - Michael J McGrath, Assistant Secretary, Financial Service Division, who chairs the Group; Brendan O'Leary, Principal Officer, Insurance and Pensions Policy.
Revenue Commissioners - Laurence Murtagh, Principal Officer, Large Cases - High Wealth Individuals Division; and Liam Smith, Principal Officer, Personal Taxes Policy & Legislation Division.
Department of Social Protection - Alan Flynn, Principal Officer, Pension Policy Unit; and Roshin Sen, Principal Officer, Automatic Enrolment Programme Management Office.
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform - John Pender, Principal Officer, Actuarial and Quantitative Analysis.
Pensions Authority - Brendan Kennedy, Chief Executive & Pensions Regulator; and Andrew Nugent, Head of Policy.
The Secretariat to the Group was provided by the Pensions Policy Unit from the Financial Services Division of the Department of Finance.
Following submission of the IDPRTG report to me, it was published on 13 November 2020. The Group thoroughly examined each of the key action areas allocated by the Roadmap and its report presents a number of relevant and practical recommendations which should help advance the goal of simplifying the supplementary pension landscape. As such, the conclusions in the report represent a building block for a significant piece of long-term structural reform in the area of supplementary pension provision. An implementation plan is currently being developed, including further stakeholder engagement, where appropriate.
