# pensions - Saturday 30 November, 2013
Plus: What percentage unemployment rate does Taoiseach Enda Kenny want to see in 2016?
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# pensions - Friday 29 November, 2013
Retail Excellence said stores will be forced to close for the duration of the strike and many may not reopen.
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The staff are angered at the closing of their pension scheme.
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The average female nest egg amounts to just €1,800 per year for the entire of their retirement.
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# pensions - Wednesday 20 November, 2013
Joan Burton says that the Government hopes that uses of the new law will be a “rare event”.
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# pensions - Tuesday 19 November, 2013
Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton received approval for the Bill today, which she says leaves the State pension completely unaffected.
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# pensions - Tuesday 29 October, 2013
The industrial action could escalate into strike action if decided on by staff.
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# pensions - Thursday 24 October, 2013
The bill passed the second stage by 79 votes to 44 and will now go before a committee.
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# pensions - Thursday 17 October, 2013
Last month, the Polish government moved assets out of private pensions into unfunded public pension schemes to reduce sovereign debt. Could something similar ever happen in Ireland? Samantha McConnell discusses.
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# pensions - Tuesday 15 October, 2013
A higher level of payment offered within the scheme is to be cut for certain recipients.
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# pensions - Wednesday 9 October, 2013
The Ryanair chief said that elderly people “don’t need” the concessions they get from the State.
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# pensions - Tuesday 8 October, 2013
Last night, unions heard proposals that could see pensions cut by 15 per cent.
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# pensions - Sunday 22 September, 2013
ESB unions voted unanimously to hold a ballot for industrial action over pensions.
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# pensions - Saturday 21 September, 2013
The Minister for Finance this week revealed that the former Financial Regulator has taken cuts totalling €24,000 to his pension.
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# pensions - Monday 16 September, 2013
A study by Social Justice Ireland was launched earlier today.
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# pensions - Tuesday 10 September, 2013
A new survey from Friends Firsts shows 67 per cent have seen a reduction in income. Elsewhere, there’s an increase in the number of people in work investing in a pension.
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# pensions - Tuesday 3 September, 2013
The growth comes despite the government levy on savings which took almost €500 million last year.
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# pensions - Friday 16 August, 2013
With the number of older people in consistent poverty doubling over just one year, pensioner Gordon* explains what daily life is like for him – and how he fears for the future.
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# pensions - Tuesday 16 July, 2013
Another EU state had 2,436 individuals earning over €1 million in the same year.
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# pensions - Monday 17 June, 2013
In the Pension Board’s annual report, it also criticised the poor pension administration and expressed concern about low assets for defined benefit schemes.
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# pensions - Saturday 15 June, 2013
The final €6 billion left in National Pensions Reserve Fund is to be used to boost employment, says Richard Bruton TD.
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# pensions - Monday 27 May, 2013
Paul Kenny’s report illustrates a significant increase in the number of difficulties experienced by the public.
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# pensions - Wednesday 22 May, 2013
High commissions charged by financial advisors means there is always a conflict of interest when dealing with clients and many are far too well paid for their efforts, writes David Quinn.
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# pensions - Thursday 16 May, 2013
A survey for Standard Life found that the average adult has a pension of about €4,000 per annum to live on.
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# pensions - Sunday 28 April, 2013
How pensions work, how to read a payslip, dealing with personal taxes, how to choose and take out a loan (and how to pay it back), these should all be taught in school, writes Sinead Doherty.
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# pensions - Saturday 27 April, 2013
The only way to ensure the long-term prosperity of our retirees without burdening our children with unfair taxes is to create a state-backed – rather than entirely state funded – pension system that is means tested, writes Aaron McKenna.
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# pensions - Thursday 25 April, 2013
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Ten workers win a major case at the European Court of Justice, which says Ireland is responsible for stepping in.
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# pensions - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
John Martin, who was behind the major OECD study published into Ireland’s pensions timebomb, says private pensions need to start sending regular letters out to people. Here’s why.
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# pensions - Monday 22 April, 2013
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today…
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People are living longer so it makes sense to increase the pension age beyond 68 – so says the man behind today’s OECD report into Ireland’s pensions.
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5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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The report, commissioned by Joan Burton, outlines a range of options for reforming and updating Ireland’s pensions systems.
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# pensions - Monday 15 April, 2013
Cuts to teachers’ salaries and increased taxation have left some of my colleagues just making ends meet, writes Carmel Hume.
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# pensions - Saturday 9 March, 2013
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
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The government was appointed two years ago today – meaning senior ministers now have enough service for a pension.
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# pensions - Sunday 3 March, 2013
The annual pay of ministers and TDs doesn’t come close to recognising the true financial cost of hiring them, writes Sarah O’Neill.
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# pensions - Friday 1 March, 2013
Staff who retire before August 2014 will receive pensions based on the salary they had before the ‘Croke Park 2′ pay cuts.
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# pensions - Sunday 24 February, 2013
Trumpeting their success with the promissory note last week, up against the unions this week. We are not out of the woods yet, not by a long shot, writes Kieran Allen.
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# pensions - Wednesday 30 January, 2013
Politicians are just the same as other public servants – and their expenses should be reduced in line with the sacrifices being made across the country, writes Sarah O’Neill.
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