Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 July 2026
475. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of employees now enrolled under MyFutureFund, the automatic enrolment retirement savings system, by county, in tabular form. [53716/26]
View answerThe Programme for Government contained a commitment to introduce the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (AE). The aim of introducing AE is to address the pension coverage gap that exists in Ireland and to provide workers with greater comfort and security regarding their retirement income.
The new system - known as MyFutureFund - commenced on the 1st January 2026. All elements of the system are operating as planned. At this time, over 843,000 employees have been enrolled in MyFutureFund. The data you have requested is presented in the table below.
|
County |
Participants |
|
Dublin |
267207 |
|
Cork |
83200 |
|
Galway |
42810 |
|
Kildare |
41836 |
|
Meath |
37393 |
|
Limerick |
31525 |
|
Wexford |
27297 |
|
Tipperary |
25543 |
|
Kerry |
24587 |
|
Louth |
24317 |
|
Wicklow |
23454 |
|
Donegal |
23072 |
|
Mayo |
19105 |
|
Waterford |
18824 |
|
Clare |
17154 |
|
Westmeath |
15452 |
|
Kilkenny |
14741 |
|
Laois |
13639 |
|
Offaly |
13518 |
|
Cavan |
13513 |
|
Carlow |
11942 |
|
Monaghan |
11606 |
|
Roscommon |
9686 |
|
Sligo |
9381 |
|
Other |
7836 |
|
Longford |
7814 |
|
Leitrim |
4701 |
|
Derry |
805 |
|
Down |
517 |
|
Armagh |
355 |
|
Tyrone |
239 |
|
Fermanagh |
223 |
|
Antrim |
95 |
|
Grand Total |
843387 |
I hope this clarifies matters for the Deputy.
