Independent.ie (19.11.2016) Experts have warned that hundreds more company schemes are set to shut, due to low interest rates and regulatory rules.
Irish Medical Times (22.02.2017) The next Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of the Department of Social Protection will be required to contribute to a major transformation process in relation to access, assessment for and review of entitlement to illness payments, as well as to help address capacity deficits, IMT reports.
Corporate Knights (21.03.2017) A bill requiring Ireland’s €8 billion sovereign wealth fund to divest itself of all coal, oil and gas holdings moved one step closer to ratification after passing a second stage reading in the Irish lower house of parliament in January.
irishtimes.com (26.07.2016) The Department of Social Protection’s job seeker site is to be overhauled to make it easier for jobseekers and employers to find jobs.
Independent.ie (18.07.2016) Workers without pensions will be automatically enrolled in a new scheme although they will have the ability to “opt out” under new government proposals.
Irish Times (28.06.2016) The economic fallout from Brexit has left many pension funds in tatters. The Irish pension schemes, which typically have about a 25 per cent equity exposure to UK and euro zone shares, were already under pressure prior to last week’s referendum. Many will now find themselves in deeper trouble.
newstalk.com (21.06.2016) The Department of Social Protection has been warned to ensure new staff are closely supervised in their work, after an employee mistakenly handed over a woman’s personal data to a third party.
Irish Times (20.06.2016) Over 200,000 pensions could be hit as sterling expected to decline sharply if Leave wins
Irish Times (16.06.2016) Future Government reforms should aim to increase the extent of universal health coverage while building from the existing system, a new paper drawn up by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has said.
irishtimes.com (30.05.2016) CSO figures show 36% of workers to rely on state pension as only form of income in retirement as private pension cover declines
