First Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Lapsed The bill’s status — click for what it means 32nd Dáil The House currently handling the bill 10/2017 Official bill number / year
Pensions (Amendment) Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- Denise Mitchell · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 31 Jan 2017
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill does AI · 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 timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 32nd Dáil31 Jan 2017
Debates
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