Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal West, Sinn Fein)
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372. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the provisions that have been made to ensure that agencies, organisations and charities funded by his Department will be able to meet their obligations under the new AE scheme. [62456/25]

Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I thank the Deputy for submitting this question. The National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority (NAERSA) is responsible for the administration of the Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings System.

The retirement savings system which commences next year is specifically for employees who do not already have a workplace pension scheme or similar. It does not apply to civil or public servants as they are automatically enrolled in a civil and public service pension plan on commencement of their employment.

Outside of this my Department provides funding to a range of organisations including community and voluntary sector organisations. These organisations provide vital services in many areas across the justice sector including youth justice services, crime prevention, supporting victims of crime, migrant integration and community safety.

These funds are administered through a grant agreement. Under the terms of the grant agreement, the recruitment and management of staff are the sole responsibility of the grantee. Each funded organisation is the employer of its own staff and is responsible for meeting all associated obligations, including those arising under the Auto-Enrolment scheme. The NAERSA will operate an online portal for employees and employers through the MyFutureFund website to support the administration of the Scheme.