Pensions Explainer: what is the new pension auto-enrolment scheme and why does it matterThe auto-enrolment scheme has been a long time in the making but it can be transformative for the Irish pensions system, writes Hilary Larkin of Mazars Ireland
Pensions Cabinet to approve auto-enrolment pensions schemeLong-awaited scheme will impact 800,000 workers in the private sector
Comment Ian Guider: Government is tone deaf on impact of benefits increases for workers on small firms If we want Scandi levels of entitlements then someone has to pay for it and it shouldn’t be small firms who can’t afford it
Media Analysis: RTÉ stuck in crisis, but government in disarray over licence fee reformDespite the months, and indeed years, of discussions there are divisions at cabinet and several ministers have not formed a view at all
Pensions Heather Humphreys set to launch tender for landmark auto-enrolment schemeHumphrey’s department has already run the pre-qualification stage of the tender to operate the landmark pension scheme
Housing Less than 1 per cent of new homes bulk purchased by funds since 2021, government claimsThe first leaders question of 2024 focused on revelations by the Business Post that Deutsche Bank’s investment arm acquired 85 per cent of homes in Belcamp Manor in Dublin
Politics Public service pensions liability jumps to €175bnPaschal Donohoe has described the €26 billion increase since 2018 as ‘undoubtedly large’ but said that it would be paid out over the next 70 years
Pensions Firms warned to avoid being auto-enrolled in Government’s mandatory pension schemeAn expert’s view: the problems with new pension auto-enrolment rules and how firms can adapt
Leitrim Tornado Low-cost loans for Leitrim businesses impacted by tornadoMicrofinance Ireland will offer businesses affected by the tornado low cost loans up to €25,000 with no repayments required for six months
Social Welfare Scheme launched to provide pensions for long-term carers Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has announced a timeline for the payment of Budget 2024 social welfare supports
Social Welfare Jobseekers benefit to be linked to time spent working under new proposalsPlans being brought to Cabinet could see unemployed people receive more than the current weekly rate after being made redundant
Social Welfare First tranche of cost-of-living supports to be paid this weekPayments include €300 fuel allowance, €400 disability support grant and €400 working family payment
Storm Debi Minister confirms financial support for Galway residents following Storm DebiHeather Humphreys confirmed the Humanitarian Assistance Scheme would be available for those affected by flooding
News Minister Heather Humphreys says flood damage ‘would bring tears to your eyes’Humphreys said that some of those affected did not have insurance cover “through no fault of their own”
budget 2024 Cost of living: Giveaway budget seeks to calm inflationary pressures and concerned economists alike Slew of one off inflationary measures attempts to take the heat out of rising household costs without lighting a fire under the economy
Budget 2024 PRSI hikes: Humphreys will publish roadmap for increases later this yearThe social protection minister said rates for workers and employers would rise annually over the next five years
Social Welfare Budget 2024: Heather Humphries confirms increases for pension, care and disability paymentsSocial protection minister says pensioners, carers and working families will see an increase in their weekly pay
Social Welfare One in ten job seekers claimers are overpaid with fraud and withholding information main causesLevel of irregular payments found by the Department “continues to be material”.
Social Welfare Varadkar considering top-up child benefit payment on means-tested basisProposal would support the poorest 100,000 children in the state at a cost of €700 million
Politics Family carers set to qualify for state pension from 2024Change is expected to benefit up to 1,000 carers per year