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Social Welfare Pensions
| Theme | Submission |
|---|---|
| Contribution conditions, including average/total contributions approach | 6, 42, 52, 62, 66, 98, 99, 103, 113, 118, 116, 121, 137, 138, 142, 144, 149, 150, 151, 153, 171, 173, 175, 177, 178, 179, 180, 190, 199, 207, 217, 224, 225, 246, 250, 251, 265, 271, 272, 274, 276, 282, 286, 289, 295, 297, 299, 300, 301, 304, 310, 311, 314, 316, 320, 322, 325 |
| Secondary benefits | 10, 64, 65, 66, 142, 176, 223 |
| Living Alone Increase | 12, 33, 45, 66, 91, 154, 271 |
| Universal Pension | 12, 22, 66, 116, 123, 133, 147, 214, 255, 289, 292, 319 |
| Migrants; workers abroad / returning emigrants | 12, 22, 40, 42, 66, 109, 142, 150, 210, 250, 255, 274, 276, 289 |
| Homemakers; Marriage Bar | 6, 14, 15, 34, 36, 44, 45, 47, 54, 57, 59, 66, 73, 78, 79, 89, 90, 93, 94, 96, 97, 99, 100, 110, 111, 112, 115, 116, 120, 126, 127, 131, 133, 135, 137, 141, 147, 151, 158, 166, 173, 177, 178, 182, 183, 185, 206, 208, 212, 213, 222, 225, 228, 229, 235, 237, 240, 242, 243, 244, 245, 248, 253, 258, 261, 262, 264, 265, 267, 269, 271, 276, 281, 282, 286, 290, 292, 296, 297, 299, 303, 304, 306, 308, 309, 311, 316, 319 |
| Protect existing entitlements | 14, 86, 113 |
| Qualified Adults | 33, 47, 51, 127, 205, 264, 265, 299, 300, 303, 306 |
| Deferred pension; accruing PRSI entitlements after 65 | 33, 70, 93, 99, 190, 289 |
| Self-employed; farmers | 37, 45, 49, 58, 61, 83, 109, 111, 124, 129, 142, 149, 152, 171, 179, 180, 183, 190, 207, 239, 244, 276, 281, 296, 297, 299, 309, 318 |
| Widows; death of contributor | 6, 55, 95, 104, 109, 119, 217 |
| Information | 57, 64, 66, 85 |
| Retirement condition – state pension (transition) | 60, 65, 139, 150, 204, 291, 317, 323 |
| Indexation; means test / entitlement to state pension (non-con); payment differential between con and non-con pensions; level of state pension | 12, 61, 64, 72, 87, 137, 146, 153, 171, 205, 206, 219, 239, 241, 265, 281, 289, 292, 313, 314, 317, 320, 322 |
| Payment system; service quality | 64, 121, 271, 281, 283, 306 |
Private and Occupational Pensions
| Theme | Submission |
|---|---|
| Pension models; Mandatory and Soft Mandatory | 1, 7, 8, 47, 76, 77, 84, 162, 168, 172, 186, 193, 201, 214, 232, 236, 246, 255, 265, 272, 280, 287, 289, 292, 293, 295, 305, 319 |
| Portability of pensions; protecting DB entitlements | 2, 22, 25, 26, 46, 47, 71, 75, 161, 184, 189, 254, 272, 278 |
| Property investment as pension vehicle; investment | 3, 17, 29, 74, 105, 167, 184, 292, 294, 319 |
| Public sector pensions | 4, 8, 11, 12, 22, 23, 24, 41, 53, 87, 145, 168, 174, 181, 195, 209, 263, 268, 275, 279, 288, 289, 292, 295, 321, 325 |
| Tax and PRSI relief; SSIA-type incentives; Revenue rules | 5, 8, 12, 13, 16, 18, 21, 22, 23, 28, 30, 35, 38, 39, 41, 43, 47, 68, 69, 74, 80, 85, 87, 92, 102, 111, 144, 164, 165, 166, 167, 169, 187, 193, 194, 196, 199, 200, 214, 220, 226, 230, 249, 265, 270, 272, 273, 278, 280, 288, 289, 292, 293, 300, 319 |
| Annuities and Approved Retirement Funds | 6, 9, 12, 19, 22, 30, 31, 39, 46, 47, 48, 50, 52, 67, 102, 107, 117, 125, 130, 132, 134, 136, 159 , 191, 195, 197, 216, 226, 233, 238, 257, 260, 266, 268, 270, 272, 273, 277, 284, 289, 291, 292, 293 |
| Retirement Age | 6, 12, 20, 22, 47, 56, 65, 77, 81, 82, 86, 88, 90, 93, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 121, 128, 139, 140, 148, 153, 155, 157, 160, 168, 176, 198, 202, 204, 246, 252, 254, 255, 272, 285, 289, 291, 292, 294, 298, 305, 317 |
| Guarantees; Security; Funding Standard | 12, 27, 47, 74, 82, 84, 102, 107, 119, 122, 166, 194, 203, 254, 268, 272, 273, 289, 292, 307 |
| Simplicity; Information; Education | 12, 20, 28, 32, 38, 39, 47, 102, 104, 117, 194, 231, 254, 256, 259, 270, 272, 273, 278, 280, 287, 289 |
| Regulation; Charges; Scheme rules | 5, 12, 19, 22, 47, 75, 107, 156, 163, 164, 170, 188, 189, 192, 194, 200, 214, 218, 220, 221, 226, 231, 234, 236, 249, 254, 255, 256, 259, 270, 272, 273, 275, 278, 287, 289, 292, 294, 295 307, 314, 319 , 324 |
| Access to funds | 28, 46, 85, 145, 184, 196, 230, 289, 292 |
| Pensions for children | 47, 53, 292 |
| Integrated pensions | 101, 102, 143, 211 , 289, 292, 294 |
| Employer’s contribution | 172, 186, 230, 232, 255, 272, 280 |
| Pension adjustment orders | 215 |
| Retirement communities | 227 |
| Social Partnership | 315 |
Submissions from organisations
- Age Action Ireland
- Association of Pension Lawyers in Ireland (APLI)
- Association of Retired Commissioned Officers (ARCO)
- Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI)
- Attain Consulting Limited
- Bank of Ireland Life
- Bord na Mona Staff Pensioners Association
- Central Statistics Office
- CIE Salaried Pensioners Association
- Citizens Information Board
- Citizens Information Service Thurles
- Clare Women’s Network
- Clondalkin Women’s Network
- Curam
- Eagle Star
- Ferguson & Associates
- Financial Regulator
- Hewitt
- Irish Association of Investment Managers
- Irish Association of Older People
- Irish Association of Pension Funds ( IAPF)
- Irish Business and Employers Confederation ( IBEC)
- Irish Country Women’s Association (County Clare Federation)
- Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) Retired Workers Committee
- Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU)
- Irish Farmers Association (IFA)
- Irish Gerontological Society
- Irish Insurance Federation
- Irish Life and Permanent plc
- Irish National Teachers Organisation
- IPA Pensions Forum
- Irish Postmasters' Union
- Irish Property Owners' Association
- Irish Proshare Association (IPSA)
- Irish Small and Medium Entreprises Association (ISME )
- Irish Stock Exchange
- James R Kehoe, Consulting Actuary
- Limerick Women's Network
- National Council on Ageing and Older People (NCAOP)
- National Federation of Pensioners' Associations
- National Women’s Council of Ireland
- National Youth Council of Ireland
- Pensions Ombudsman
- People with Disabilities Ireland (Clare Branch)
- Pensions Enlightenment for Public Servants ( PEPS)
- Presbyterian Women
- Professional Insurance Brokers Association (PIBA)
- Retirement Planning Council
- R T E Pensioners Association
- Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union (SIPTU)
- Society of Actuaries in Ireland
- Southwest Kerry Women’s Association
- TASC / TCD Pension Policy
- Tearmann Housing Association Ltd
- Tesco Ireland
- Tipperary Women’s Network
- Tuam Community Development Resource Centre
- Unite – the union
- Watson Wyatt Limited
- Watson Wyatt (Clients of)
- West Cork Carers Support Group
- Women in Agriculture, Kilkenny
