Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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367. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when she will publish her response to the report of the Pension Commission and put her recommendations on this matter before Dáil Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45608/22]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The Pensions Commission’s Report was published on the 7th October 2021.  It contained almost 250 pages of analysis, consideration and recommendations.  The report established that the current State Pension system is not sustainable into the future and it has set out a recommended approach for Government.

In the interests both of older people and future generations of older people, I can assure the Deputy that the Government has been considering the comprehensive and far reaching recommendations in the Commission’s Report very carefully and holistically.  My officials have examined each of the recommendations and I consulted across Government through the Cabinet Committee system.  The views of the Joint Committee on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands and the Commission on Taxation and Welfare were also considered as part of these deliberations.  A recommended response and implementation plan will now be considered by Government for decision. 

The State Pension is the bedrock of the pension system in Ireland.  It is extremely effective at ensuring that our pensioners do not experience poverty.  This Government is committed to ensuring that this remains the case for current pensioners, those nearing State Pension age and today’s young workers including those who are only starting their careers.

I hope this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.