Catherine Callaghan
Question:175. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employees in County Carlow registered with My Future Fund;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4622/26]
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Questions (175, 176)
Catherine Callaghan
Question:176. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employees in County Kilkenny registered with My Future Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4623/26]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 and 176 together.
The Programme for Government contains a commitment to introduce the Automatic Enrolment (AE) Retirement Savings System. The aim of introducing AE is to address the pension coverage gap that exists in Ireland and to provide workers with access to a quality assured retirement savings scheme, thereby giving greater comfort and security regarding their retirement income. The new system - known as My Future Fund - commenced on the 1 January 2026.
Over 763,000 employees that weren't actively contributing to a qualifying pension or PRSA through payroll have now become eligible for and enrolled in My Future Fund. The following table sets out the data requested by the Deputy.
|
County |
Number of employees enrolled |
|
Carlow |
10,777 |
|
Kilkenny |
13,184 |
I hope this clarifies matters for the Deputy.