Results 1-20 of 90 for pension speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Role and Operation of the Health and Safety Authority: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: What is the difference? Is it career prospects and salary? Is it just the baseline salary and conditions? I am sure the conditions in the public service in respect of pensions, etc., are similar and comparable with a decent employer in the private sector. At what point does difference arise? What is Mr. O'Brien talking in terms of salary?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Consultations (18 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: The Pensions Commission also recognises in the case of people who work in certain occupations, like hairdressers who are on their feet all day and those working in construction and retail, that by the time they hit 65, they feel they have done their shift. Many do not want, and nor should they be compelled, to work past the age of 65. That is contained within the Pensions Commission report....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Consultations (18 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: ...who had made submissions but who do not feel that their voices have been heard. They feel that the Government is simply eliminating mandatory retirement up to the age of 66, which is where the pension has been set. We believe it should be set at age 65. People feel that their submissions were not heard and that the Government is pressing ahead with legislation that will not deliver for...

Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024: Second Stage (16 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: ...Féin supports the overall idea of auto-enrolment. We have consistently advocated for the introduction of a fit-for-purpose auto-enrolment scheme. In this State, we are very late to this type of pensions policy, as the Minister acknowledged. It is essential, however, that an undertaking as significant as this is done right. It is extremely unfortunate that this legislation has not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: ...that there is a mandatory retirement age. It is also good that other parties are recognising that making people work compulsorily until the age of 67 or 68 is not fair and that denying them their pension is equally not fair. The figures presented by the Retirement Planning Council of Ireland show that 60% of women and 40% of men want the option to work on. I will ask everyone the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (9 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 132. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he plans to bring forward changes to the public service pension to allow workers to work past their contracted retirement date, as per the recent announcement from the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14564/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Public Sector Pensions (9 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 590. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to bring forward changes to the public service pension to allow workers to work past their contracted retirement date, as per the recent announcement from the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14564/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: State Pensions (9 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 815. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she plans to bring forward changes to the public service pension to allow workers to work past their contracted retirement date, as per the recent announcement from the Government; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14564/24]

Protection of Employees (Trade Union Subscriptions) Bill 2024: Second Stage [Private Members] (28 Feb 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: ...at work. Enough evidence has been presented for the Minister of State to reflect on his position and, I hope, maybe change it regarding this legislation. We do not know when auto-enrolment for pension contributions is going to be in place. Perhaps the Government will enlighten us. It is the same kind of administration that goes into processing deductions at source for subscriptions....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Pension Provisions (7 Feb 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 31. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when ESB pensions can expect him to sign off on their planned pension increase. [5054/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (7 Feb 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: 298. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection whether contributions made from working in a country (details supplied) can be used to calculate entitlements to a contributory pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5036/24]

Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (23 Nov 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...of the Social Insurance Fund and the levels of social insurance contributions on the agenda. It is only through stabilising the Social Insurance Fund that necessary progressive changes in our social welfare system can be achieved. Delivering a pension for workers at 65 is a core part of what we want to see. Our proposal to increase employer PRSI on the portion of pay above...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (3 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that pensioners of a company (details supplied) are struggling with the cost of living because their pensions were cut and are in no way keeping pace with inflation; if he has any plans to meet with them or their representatives to discuss their pension issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42275/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Public Transport (27 Sep 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...MetroLink on them. They thought their kids might be able to use it to go to school and perhaps college, and maybe at some point their kids might be able to use it to get into town to collect their pension. There is a lot of frustration on behalf of my constituents because when a big project is planned it seems the small stuff does not get done. The Minister of State mentioned safe...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Microenterprise Loan Fund (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Sep 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: The intention is that the employer will not change but their status will change inasmuch as they will be allowed access to the new single public service pension scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (4 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...for Education and Skills if she is aware of the situation whereby some school secretaries may be worse off financially under the new changes to regularise the employment, terms and conditions and pension rights of school secretaries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32268/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pension Provisions (4 Jul 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 599. To ask the Minister for Health when retired HSE workers will receive their pension increments; the reason former HSE staff are awaiting over a year for these increments to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32269/23]

Food Costs and High Grocery Bills: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: I thank everyone who has contributed to the debate this evening. Workers, families, pensioners, carers, people on fixed and low incomes, people on modest and moderate incomes are being absolutely creased. Rents have increased; they are the highest in Europe. Energy bills have increased. The numbers in arrears with their electricity and energy bills are spiralling out of control. More...

Food Costs and High Grocery Bills: Motion [Private Members] (9 May 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...families in respect of energy bills and mortgage relief from spiralling interest rates. The decision by the Government in budget 2023 to provide a rate increase to social welfare recipients and pensioners that falls significantly short of what is required to cope with inflation despite proposals brought forward by Sinn Féin and others who recognise the need for greater weekly...