Returning to an age-old problem

The government has failed to act on simplifying Ireland’s complex pension landscape

There has been slow progress on pensionsiStock

Pension experts have expressed frustration with the government’s slow progress on simplifying Ireland’s unwieldy pension landscape during its term in office.

Pension simplification has been on the agenda of the Department of Social Protection, the Department of Finance, the Revenue Commissioners and the Pensions Authority for a number of years, but industry sources point to a lack of meaningful action.

Speaking in response to a parliamentary question late last year, Minister for Social ...