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Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Second Stage (Resumed). (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Ardagh: ...as Deputies have a duty to inform all the people about the family income supplement. I did not realise until I went through the Bill that contributions to the personal retirement savings account, PRSA, will now be disregarded as far as the threshold amount is concerned. People aged up to 30 years can put up to 15% of their income into such an account. Will the Minister consider putting in...

Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006: Second Stage. (21 Feb 2006)

Dan Boyle: ...participate. However, we already had the report by the Pensions Board. There appears to be an ongoing review by the new Pensions Board of its long-term vision for pensions. The introduction of the PRSA legislation by the Minister's predecessor means politics has been sold a pup in regard to private pensions. The first step we must take in terms of meeting the basic needs of our citizens in...

Finance Bill 2006: Second Stage. (7 Feb 2006) See 1 other result from this debate

Joan Burton: ...that benefit, or a great deal of it, and rip off lower income SSIA-holders. His colleague, the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Brennan, knows well that one of the reasons the PRSA structure has fallen flat is that it is so costly for low income earners to enter that they perceive no benefit in doing so. Section 2 of the Bill sets out the standard rate bands and increases for...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (25 Jan 2006)

Micheál Martin: ...and non-established civil servants to contributory pension schemes and to spouses' and children's pension schemes. Additional voluntary contributions and personal retirement savings account, PRSA, contributions are not included in the figures. Table 1 — Superannuation contributions collected from employees 2003 2004 2005 â'¬845,950.74 â'¬1,023,177.20 ...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (15 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: The Pensions Ombudsman can investigate complaints referred to him by an actual or potential beneficiary of an occupational pension scheme or a personal retirement savings account, PRSA. These complaints can be against trustees, managers, employers, former employers or administrators. The annual report of the Pensions Ombudsman for 2004, published earlier this year, raised issues regarding...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (8 Dec 2005)

Brian Cowen: ...employed carers. First, an employee who is not in a Revenue approved occupational pension scheme may effect either: (a) a retirement annuity contract; or (b) a personal retirement savings account, PRSA, and claim tax relief, subject to certain restrictions, in respect of his or her contributions to such schemes. Second, where an employer has in place a Revenue approved occupational pension...

Financial Resolution No. 4: Income Tax. (7 Dec 2005)

Mary Harney: ...of section 770(1), (ii) a person mentioned in section 784, lawfully carrying on the business of granting annuities on human life, including the person mentioned in section 784(4A)(ii), and (iii) a PRSA administrator, within the meaning of section 787A(1); 'excess lump sum' has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph (d); 'lump sum limit' means €1,250,000; 'relevant pension arrangement'...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Dec 2005)

Séamus Brennan: ...they can, when they retire, maintain their pre-retirement standard of living. To this end, a range of measures has been introduced in recent years including personal retirement savings accounts, PRSAs, mandatory employer PRSA access where occupational schemes are not available, and an ongoing national pensions awareness campaign. In terms of overall occupational and private pensions...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Dec 2005)

Mary Hanafin: Arising from the provisions of the Pensions (Amendment) Act 2002, employers are obliged to facilitate access to personal retirement savings accounts, PRSAs, for some categories of employees in certain circumstances. The obligation arises where the employer does not operate a pension scheme, limits eligibility for membership of a scheme or imposes a waiting period for membership greater than...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (15 Nov 2005)

Paul Connaughton Snr: Question 377: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if a person aged 55 years of age should be encouraged to contribute to the PRSA pension fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34303/05]

Pension Provisions. (27 Oct 2005) See 3 other results from this debate

Séamus Brennan: ...they can, when they retire, maintain their pre-retirement standard of living. To this end, a range of measures has been introduced in recent years, including personal retirement savings accounts, PRSAs, mandatory employer PRSA access where occupational schemes are not available and an ongoing national pensions awareness campaign. On overall occupational and private pensions coverage, CSO...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (4 Oct 2005)

Séamus Brennan: ...and the self employed comply with the Acts in relation to pay related social insurance contributions. In addition, inspectors monitor employers' compliance with the Pensions Act 1990 in relation to PRSA obligations and notify the Pensions Board where non-compliance in this regard is suspected. Where a non-contributory pension is awarded there is a legal obligation on the recipient to...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (30 Jun 2005)

Séamus Brennan: ...coincide with the implementation of the Pensions (Amendment) Act 2002 which encompassed many of the recommendations of Securing Retirement Income, including personal retirement savings accounts or PRSAs. The Pensions Board runs the campaign on behalf of my Department. The focus of the campaign is to raise awareness about pensions issues with a view to improving overall pensions coverage. A...

Seanad: Pension Provisions. (30 Jun 2005)

Tony Killeen: ...in that members receive the benefit in the form of a gratuity which is tax free in most instances and which they can use, if they wish, to purchase a personal pension, whether by way of an annuity, PRSA or otherwise. I am satisfied that the retirement gratuity is the superannuation arrangement best suited to the particular circumstances of local authority members. Accordingly, the...

Pension Provisions. (30 Jun 2005) See 1 other result from this debate

David Stanton: Question 369: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of persons who have taken out PRSAs since the scheme began; the breakdown of the number of new PRSAs opened each year; the percentage of PRSA holders who are making a sufficient level of contribution to allow them to maintain a similar lifestyle on retirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23527/05]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (16 Jun 2005)

Richard Bruton: ...; the numbers and value of relief by type of pensions (details supplied); the persons paying tax at the standard rate of tax and persons paying at the top rate, to persons making contributions to PRSA, to persons making contributions to additional voluntary contribution schemes and to persons claiming relief on contributions of more than 15% gross earnings. [20568/05]

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (24 May 2005)

Séamus Brennan: ...they can, when they retire, maintain their pre-retirement standard of living. To this end a range of measures have been introduced in recent years, including personal retirement savings accounts, PRSAs, mandatory employer PRSA access where occupational schemes are not available and an ongoing national pensions awareness campaign. In terms of overall occupational and private pensions...

Investment Funds, Companies and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2005 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 May 2005)

Seán Crowe: ...Government hoped that the introduction of personal retirement savings accounts would be the main instrument to be used when trying to ensure that 70% of those in employment have pensions cover. The PRSA scheme has not been particularly effective for a number of reasons. It was proposed as a means of making it easy for workers on modest incomes in jobs where occupational incomes do not...

Written Answers — Departmental Charges: Departmental Charges (17 May 2005)

Séamus Brennan: ...the aegis of my Department, the position is as follows: the pensions board levies fees on the trustees of occupational pension schemes and the providers of personal retirement savings accounts, PRSA. These fees generate an income for the board to fund its regulatory function. The necessary authority to levy these fees is contained in the Pensions Act 1990, as amended, with the actual...

Seanad: Pension Provisions: Statements. (11 May 2005)

Sheila Terry: ...that I had irked the board. This person stated that she had been on the Pensions Board for two decades. If I were her, I would hang my head in shame. If all the board can come up with is the PRSA, it is a poor day's work. I am surprised the Minister has patted the board on the back for the PRSAs because they have not worked. When the Minister complimented the board, he stated that 50,000...