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• Legislation

  Social Welfare (Surviving Cohabitant’s Pension) Bill 2021 (No. 137 of 2021)

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bill/2021/137/
  21 Oct 2021 - Social Welfare (Surviving Cohabitant’s Pension) Bill 2021

• Press Release

  Chair of Pensions Commission to address Social Protection Committee

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/press-centre/press-releases/20211116-chair-of-pensions-commission-to-address-social-protection-committee/
  16 Nov 2021 -

• Press Release

  Joint Committee on Public Petitions to meet with Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/press-centre/press-releases/20220330-joint-committee-on-public-petitions-to-meet-with-financial-services-and-pensions-ombudsman/
  30 Mar 2022 -

• Press Release

  Social Protection Committee recommends State Pension age should remain at 66

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/press-centre/press-releases/20220202-social-protection-committee-recommends-state-pension-age-should-remain-at-66/
  2 Feb 2022 -

• Press Release

  Joint Committee on Public Petitions to meet with Ombudsman Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Reports 2018/2019

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/press-centre/press-releases/20210524-joint-committee-on-public-petitions-to-meet-with-ombudsman-financial-services-and-pensions-ombudsman-annual-reports-2018-2019/
  24 May 2021 -

• Press Release

  Social Protection Committee to resume discussion on pensions with Family Carers Ireland and Union representatives

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/press-centre/press-releases/20211124-social-protection-committee-to-resume-discussion-on-pensions-with-family-carers-ireland-and-union-representatives/
  24 Nov 2021 -

• Press Release

  Oireachtas Committee to meet chairpersons designate of Citizens Information Board and Pensions Council

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/press-centre/press-releases/20210706-oireachtas-committee-to-meet-chairpersons-designate-of-citizens-information-board-and-pensions-council/
  6 Jul 2021 -

• Parliamentary Question

  6. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Social Protection her strategy to address the proposal to remove the exemption to pay PRSI on supplementary pension income, occupational and personal pensions and public sector pensions, as contained in the report of the Commission on Pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5384/22]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-02-03/6/#pq_6
  Thu, 3 Feb 2022 - Protection her strategy to address the proposal to remove the exemption to pay PRSI on supplementary pension...income, occupational and personal pensions and public sector pensions, as contained in the report of...the Commission on Pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter

• Parliamentary Question

  451. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider providing pensioners on a partial rate with the full rate increase with regard to the €5 weekly payment rate increase for the State pension (contributory) given that the aim of ensuring State pension protects all pensioners from poverty; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5823/22]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-02-08/451/#pq_451
  Tue, 8 Feb 2022 - Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will consider providing pensioners...partial rate with the full rate increase with regard to the €5 weekly payment rate increase for the State pension...(contributory) given that the aim of ensuring State pension protects all pensioners from poverty; and

• Parliamentary Question

  13. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Social Protection her strategy to address any decrease in income arising from a removal of an exemption to pay PRSI on supplementary pension income, occupational and personal pensions, and public sector pensions as contained in the Commission on Pensions report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14818/22]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-03-22/13/#pq_13
  Tue, 22 Mar 2022 - address any decrease in income arising from a removal of an exemption to pay PRSI on supplementary pension...income, occupational and personal pensions, and public sector pensions as contained in the Commission...on Pensions report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14818/22]

• Parliamentary Question

  1140. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase the old age pension in Budget 2022 in view of rising costs of living for pensioners and the pressures that these costs are putting pensioners under; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40436/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-07-27/1140/#pq_1140
  Tue, 27 Jul 2021 - Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase the old age pension...in Budget 2022 in view of rising costs of living for pensioners and the pressures that these costs are...putting pensioners under; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40436/21]

• Parliamentary Question

  486. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Defence if consideration will be given to making the Military Service Allowance pensionable for pre-1990 pensioners in view of the fact that arising from a recommendation made in 1990 by the Gleeson Commission the allowance was made pensionable in the case of personnel retiring on or after 1 August 1990, but was not made pensionable for those who retired before that despite the fact it had been introduced in 1979 in lieu of a pay increase. [42612/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-09-09/486/#pq_486
  Thu, 9 Sep 2021 - asked the Minister for Defence if consideration will be given to making the Military Service Allowance pensionable...for pre-1990 pensioners in view of the fact that arising from a recommendation made in 1990 by the Gleeson...Commission the allowance was made pensionable in the case of personnel retiring on or after 1 August...1990, but was not made pensionable for those who retired before that despite the fact it had been introduced

• Parliamentary Question

  388. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount a recipient of a State pension contributory or non-contributory pension can earn without affecting their pension payment. [58471/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-11-30/388/#pq_388
  Tue, 30 Nov 2021 - Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount a recipient of a State pension...contributory or non-contributory pension can earn without affecting their pension payment. [58471/21

• Parliamentary Question

  37. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce a dedicated State pension for long-term family carers to ensure that they receive a full pension entitlement equivalent to the maximum State pension (contributory);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14855/22]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-03-22/37/#pq_37
  Tue, 22 Mar 2022 - Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Social Protection her plans to introduce a dedicated State pension...for long-term family carers to ensure that they receive a full pension entitlement equivalent to the...maximum State pension (contributory);; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14855/22]

• Parliamentary Question

  47. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps that she will take in relation to the recent review of pension age that recommended not moving the pension age to the 67th year; and if she will further consider returning the pension age to 65 years in line with many countries across Europe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14564/22]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-03-22/47/#pq_47
  Tue, 22 Mar 2022 - the Minister for Social Protection the steps that she will take in relation to the recent review of pension...age that recommended not moving the pension age to the 67th year; and if she will further consider returning...the pension age to 65 years in line with many countries across Europe; and if she will make a statement

• Parliamentary Question

  307. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the full savings to the State of changes to the contributory and non-contributory pension entitlements, for example, as a result of changes in bands for contributory pensions, the ending of the transition pension and other changes which resulted in State savings in each year since 2009, in tabular form. [30329/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-06-03/307/#pq_307
  Thu, 3 Jun 2021 - Social Protection the full savings to the State of changes to the contributory and non-contributory pension...entitlements, for example, as a result of changes in bands for contributory pensions, the ending of...the transition pension and other changes which resulted in State savings in each year since 2009, in

• Parliamentary Question

  1171. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to introduce a universal State pension of €350 weekly and reduce the pension age to 65 years of age. [41243/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-07-27/1171/#pq_1171
  Tue, 27 Jul 2021 - Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to introduce a universal State pension...of €350 weekly and reduce the pension age to 65 years of age. [41243/21]

• Parliamentary Question

  71. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the engagement she has held with her officials on pension reform since the publication of the Commission on Pensions report. [5352/22]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-02-03/71/#pq_71
  Thu, 3 Feb 2022 - Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the engagement she has held with her officials on pension...reform since the publication of the Commission on Pensions report. [5352/22]

• Parliamentary Question

  200. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is giving active consideration to allowing a pension increase for semi-State pensioners, for example, CIÉ pensioners who have been denied their pro-rate cost of living increases since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13752/22]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-03-10/200/#pq_200
  Thu, 10 Mar 2022 - asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is giving active consideration to allowing a pension...increase for semi-State pensioners, for example, CIÉ pensioners who have been denied their pro-rate

• Parliamentary Question

  360. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the total revenue collected by the pension levy on pensions funds; the way in which the money was used; if private pension funds have recovered in value since the levy was collected; and if there are plans to restore any of the moneys collected. [50430/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-10-19/360/#pq_360
  Tue, 19 Oct 2021 - Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Finance the total revenue collected by the pension levy...on pensions funds; the way in which the money was used; if private pension funds have recovered in value

• Debate: Joint Committee On Enterprise, Trade And Employment

  Sectoral Employment Order (Construction Sector) 2021: Discussion

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_enterprise_trade_and_employment/2021-11-10/3/
  10 Nov 2021 - On the pension query, there is a requirement for employers to offer a pension but that pension is not...prescribed in that it does not have to be a Construction Industry Federation pension....This is just an offer of a pension.

• Parliamentary Question

  48. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the report of the Pensions Commission including their proposals to remove the PRSI exemption on supplementary pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14825/22]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-03-22/48/#pq_48
  Tue, 22 Mar 2022 - Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of the report of the Pensions...Commission including their proposals to remove the PRSI exemption on supplementary pensions; and if

• Parliamentary Question

  165. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection if representatives of retired staff can be excluded from discussions around the resolution of actuarial deficits and the governance structure of their schemes in relation to the operation of minimum funding standards in occupational pensions schemes and the functioning of the Pension Authority; if retired staff associations can make submissions to her or the Pensions Authority in relation to minimum funding standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32216/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-06-16/165/#pq_165
  Wed, 16 Jun 2021 - structure of their schemes in relation to the operation of minimum funding standards in occupational pensions...schemes and the functioning of the Pension Authority; if retired staff associations can make submissions...to her or the Pensions Authority in relation to minimum funding standards; and if she will make a statement

• Parliamentary Question

  130. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection if she intends on charging PRSI on pensioners over 66 years of age, as per the recommendation of the Pensions Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62177/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-12-15/130/#pq_130
  Wed, 15 Dec 2021 - Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection if she intends on charging PRSI on pensioners...over 66 years of age, as per the recommendation of the Pensions Commission; and if she will make a statement

• Parliamentary Question

  879. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) who wishes to access their pension contributions following the discontinuation of the pension scheme established by their former employer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63098/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-01-19/879/#pq_879
  Wed, 19 Jan 2022 - Protection if she will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) who wishes to access their pension...contributions following the discontinuation of the pension scheme established by their former employer

• Parliamentary Question

  317. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if persons who have insufficient contributions to qualify for a State pension (contributory) might have the option of applying for a reduced rate of pension or refund of contributions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5742/22]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-02-03/317/#pq_317
  Thu, 3 Feb 2022 - Minister for Social Protection if persons who have insufficient contributions to qualify for a State pension...(contributory) might have the option of applying for a reduced rate of pension or refund of contributions

• Parliamentary Question

  605. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on the State pension (contributory) who joined the scheme post 1 September 2012 with in excess of 2,080 contributions who are denied a maximum pension. [52770/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-11-02/605/#pq_605
  Tue, 2 Nov 2021 - Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on the State pension...joined the scheme post 1 September 2012 with in excess of 2,080 contributions who are denied a maximum pension

• Parliamentary Question

  606. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on the State pension (contributory) who joined the scheme pre 1 September 2012 with in excess of 2,080 contributions who are denied a maximum pension. [52771/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-11-02/606/#pq_606
  Tue, 2 Nov 2021 - Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons on the State pension...joined the scheme pre 1 September 2012 with in excess of 2,080 contributions who are denied a maximum pension

• Debate: Committee On Budgetary Oversight

  Indexation of Taxation and Social Protection System: Discussion (Resumed)

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/committee_on_budgetary_oversight/2022-02-16/2/
  16 Feb 2022 - Ms Jasmina Behan Regarding other types of pensions, in the context of public service pensions, there...For those who are members of the single scheme, or the single public service pension scheme, their pensions..., under section 40 of the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012, are...For those whose service began predating 2013, their pensions are increased in line with pay increases..., where necessary, to ensure that they are equal to the pensions being awarded to the same grade of retiring

• Parliamentary Question

  544. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has considered providing a top-up payment for Irish citizens living in the State and receiving pensions from overseas to bring these payments in line with the standard State pension rate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9591/22]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-02-22/544/#pq_544
  Tue, 22 Feb 2022 - she has considered providing a top-up payment for Irish citizens living in the State and receiving pensions...from overseas to bring these payments in line with the standard State pension rate (details supplied

• Parliamentary Question

  70. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will clarify if the pensions schemes of former RTÉ employees and Dublin Port and Dock workers are subject to a veto in terms of a proposed rise in these pensions by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11381/22]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-03-01/70/#pq_70
  Tue, 1 Mar 2022 - Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will clarify if the pensions...employees and Dublin Port and Dock workers are subject to a veto in terms of a proposed rise in these pensions

• Parliamentary Question

  70. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration is being given to including foster carers under the State pension for long-term carers recommendation from the Pension Commission report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14841/22]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-03-22/70/#pq_70
  Tue, 22 Mar 2022 - Minister for Social Protection if consideration is being given to including foster carers under the State pension...for long-term carers recommendation from the Pension Commission report; and if she will make a statement

• Debate: Dáil Éireann

  Pensions Reform

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2022-02-03/10/
  3 Feb 2022 - Deputy Aindrias Moynihan As the Minister stated, the State pension is a bedrock of the system; however...rate and by the removal of the exemption on supplementary pensions....A supplementary pension sounds like something extra. For many, it is their only source of income....They have already paid the pension levy. Purchasing power has been reduced....they will not see a cut to their pensions?

• Parliamentary Question

  1005. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if consideration is being given to including foster carers within a State pension solution for carers given that she is due to report on updates to the State pension in the coming weeks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19765/22]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-04-26/1005/#pq_1005
  Tue, 26 Apr 2022 - Minister for Social Protection if consideration is being given to including foster carers within a State pension...solution for carers given that she is due to report on updates to the State pension in the coming weeks

• Parliamentary Question

  73. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection when she expects her Department to implement reforms to the pension system following consideration of recommendations made in the report by the Commission on Pensions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57829/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-11-25/73/#pq_73
  Thu, 25 Nov 2021 - asked the Minister for Social Protection when she expects her Department to implement reforms to the pension...system following consideration of recommendations made in the report by the Commission on Pensions;

• Parliamentary Question

  131. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection if pension contributions will be liable for PRSI; if, when drawing down a pension it will be liable for PRSI; her views on whether it is necessary for the same pension to be charged PRSI on two occasions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50210/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-10-14/131/#pq_131
  Thu, 14 Oct 2021 - Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Social Protection if pension contributions will be liable...for PRSI; if, when drawing down a pension it will be liable for PRSI; her views on whether it is necessary...for the same pension to be charged PRSI on two occasions; and if she will make a statement on the matter

• Parliamentary Question

  415. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the rules to qualify for the blind pension to enable those who are in receipt of the invalidity pension to qualify for it. [33265/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-06-22/415/#pq_415
  Tue, 22 Jun 2021 - Stanley asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the rules to qualify for the blind pension...to enable those who are in receipt of the invalidity pension to qualify for it. [33265/21]

• Publication

  Response to the Report of the Commission on Pensions

  https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/committee/dail/33/joint_committee_on_social_protection_community_and_rural_development_and_the_islands/reports/2022/2022-02-02_response-to-the-report-of-the-commission-on-pensions_en.pdf
  2 Feb 2022 - Response to the Report of the Commission on Pensions

• Parliamentary Question

  456. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing pension entitlements from retired workers in the section 38 and 39 health employees and the voluntary hospital sector relative to their counterparts in the HSE; and if she will expedite a pension calculation for a person (details supplied). [5939/22]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-02-08/456/#pq_456
  Tue, 8 Feb 2022 - Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Social Protection the reason for the delay in processing pension...the voluntary hospital sector relative to their counterparts in the HSE; and if she will expedite a pension

• Parliamentary Question

  449. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of self-employed pension contributions made by a person (details supplied) from when they first entered the scheme to reaching pension age; if the contributions in this case are refundable; if additional contributions can be purchased at this stage with a view to qualification for State pension (contributory); if any or all PAYE contributions paid by them have been taken into account with a view to ascertaining whether a combination of both PAYE and self-employed contributions can be used to enhance their ability to qualify for the State pension (contributory); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37450/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-07-13/449/#pq_449
  Tue, 13 Jul 2021 - Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of self-employed pension contributions made...by a person (details supplied) from when they first entered the scheme to reaching pension age; if the...; if additional contributions can be purchased at this stage with a view to qualification for State pension...PAYE and self-employed contributions can be used to enhance their ability to qualify for the State pension

• Parliamentary Question

  73. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether the way the pension recalculation introduced by the former Minister for Social Protection (details supplied) that took effect from 29 March 2018 is denying a full rate of pension to citizens born before 1 September 1946. [48412/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-10-06/73/#pq_73
  Wed, 6 Oct 2021 - Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Social Protection her views on whether the way the pension...Social Protection (details supplied) that took effect from 29 March 2018 is denying a full rate of pension

• Debate: Dáil Éireann

  Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2022-02-16/10/
  16 Feb 2022 - Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor The Commission on Pensions has asked for the removal of a special...This would mean retired public servants would have to pay 4% PRSI on their public service pension on...Their pensions have been already reduced by the Government's pensions levy....Many of these pensioners are not in receipt of the State pension and should not be asked to contribute...More than 350,000 pensioners could be hit with this.

• Parliamentary Question

  508. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is in receipt of their full pension entitlement given their working record; if a full breakdown of their pension contributions can be furnished to them in early date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8261/22]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-02-15/508/#pq_508
  Tue, 15 Feb 2022 - asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is in receipt of their full pension...entitlement given their working record; if a full breakdown of their pension contributions can be furnished

• Parliamentary Question

  109. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if the Pensions Council is undertaking a cost transparency initiative in respect of the costs and charges applied to the management of private pensions; the details on the nature and timeline of the initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59674/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-12-02/109/#pq_109
  Thu, 2 Dec 2021 - Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Social Protection if the Pensions Council is undertaking a cost...transparency initiative in respect of the costs and charges applied to the management of private pensions

• Parliamentary Question

  268. Deputy Mick Barry asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a review will be considered into the position of pre-1995 D1 retirees in relation to ensuring that their pensions can keep pace with the cost of living; the measures that could be introduced to ensure their pensions keep pace with the cost of living; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11329/22]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-03-01/268/#pq_268
  Tue, 1 Mar 2022 - review will be considered into the position of pre-1995 D1 retirees in relation to ensuring that their pensions...can keep pace with the cost of living; the measures that could be introduced to ensure their pensions

• Parliamentary Question

  458. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the State pension (contributory) who were born before 1 September 1946; the estimated annual cost of extending the total contributions system which was applied to pensioners after this date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54007/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-11-09/458/#pq_458
  Tue, 9 Nov 2021 - Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the State pension...September 1946; the estimated annual cost of extending the total contributions system which was applied to pensioners

• Parliamentary Question

  64. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to a previous Parliamentary Question on the pension scheme of retired RTÉ employees that a decision on such schemes was not solely his responsibility, if Regulation 85 which specifies that a pension may be increased by such an amount as may be authorised from time to time by the Minister for Finance and if since the Department was split into two, if he has assumed the role and approved all subsequent changes to the RTÉ pension scheme; if this suggests that his Department does have sole responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11382/22]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2022-03-01/64/#pq_64
  Tue, 1 Mar 2022 - the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to a previous Parliamentary Question on the pension...decision on such schemes was not solely his responsibility, if Regulation 85 which specifies that a pension...Department was split into two, if he has assumed the role and approved all subsequent changes to the RTÉ pension

• Parliamentary Question

  497. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection if there has been a review of the method of calculating PRSI contributions for the State pension (contributory) particularly with regard to averaging over years of work in which an individual may have had several years of varying classes of PRSI contributions which then results in a lower yearly average and lower rate of weekly State pension payment; the processes for granting full State pensions to those who have accumulated less than 1,200 contributions over 20 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45987/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-09-28/497/#pq_497
  Tue, 28 Sep 2021 - Protection if there has been a review of the method of calculating PRSI contributions for the State pension...classes of PRSI contributions which then results in a lower yearly average and lower rate of weekly State pension...payment; the processes for granting full State pensions to those who have accumulated less than 1,200

• Debate: Joint Committee On Social Protection, Community And Rural Development And The Islands

  Report of the Commission on Pensions: Discussion

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_social_protection_community_and_rural_development_and_the_islands/2021-11-10/2/
  10 Nov 2021 - Looking at the figures in the Pensions Commission's report and its annexes, if the pension age is changed...Paying for the State pension will cost 2.5 times as much by 2050 as it does now....If we increase the pension age, thereby shrinking the amount of pension that people get, we will still...have to pay twice as much as we do now to fund the pension....We can slightly lower the cost by raising the pension age, unless we raise it radically.

• Parliamentary Question

  218. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full administrative costs of administering Exchequer pensions from the 18 votes from which pension expenditure is made, disaggregated by vote in 2018, 2019 and 2020. [59904/21]

  https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2021-12-07/218/#pq_218
  Tue, 7 Dec 2021 - Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the full administrative costs of administering Exchequer pensions...from the 18 votes from which pension expenditure is made, disaggregated by vote in 2018, 2019 and 2020