Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 30 Mar 1999

Vol. 502 No. 6

Written Answers. - Pension Provisions.

Jim O'Keeffe

Ceist:

263 Mr. J. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the plans, if any, he has to introduce legislation to transpose into Irish law the EU directive on the safeguarding of the supplementary pension rights of employed and self-employed persons moving within the European Union. [8883/99]

Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs (Mr. D. Ahern)

Council Directive 98/49/EC on the safeguarding of the supplementary pension rights of employed and self-employed persons moving within the European Community, was adopted on 29 June 1998. Member states are required to bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative arrangements necessary to comply with the directive not later than 25 July 2001.

As I stated in my reply to Question No. 751 of 27 January 1999, my Department is actively engaged with the pensions board in bringing forward any legislative or regulatory changes that may be required to implement the directive.