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Pensions

  • Overview

    Introduction to pensions
    Find out about the different types of pensions.

  • Occupational pensions are organised by employers to provide pensions to one or more employees on retirement. What are the rules about occupational pension schemes?

  • Information on personal pensions for self-employed people or employed people who do not have an occupational pension

  • A Personal Retirement Savings Account (PRSA) is long-term personal retirement account designed to help you to save for retirement in a flexible way.

  • You can get income tax relief on your pension contributions. You can also get tax relief on a lump sum pension payment when you retire.

  • How different types of pensions are taxed in Ireland.

  • The Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman can investigate and decide on complaints about pension schemes.

  • The Pensions Authority is the regulatory body for Occupational Pension Schemes and Personal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSAs).

  • Auto-enrolment is a new pension savings scheme for certain employees who are not paying into a pension. The scheme is expected to be introduced in 2025.

  • When you end a relationship by judicial separation, divorce or dissolution, the court can decide to share your pension with your former partner and (or) any dependent children. This is called a pension adjustment order.

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