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Pensions (Amendment) Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- Denise Mitchell · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 31 Jan 2017
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Pensions Act 1990 to stop solvent companies abandoning pension obligations to employees.
- Prevents employers from avoiding responsibility for employee pension schemes when financially able to pay.
- Bill lapsed at First Stage; specific enforcement mechanisms and penalties not detailed in long title alone.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil31 Jan 2017
Debates
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