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Pensions (Equal Pension Treatment in Occupational Benefit Scheme) (Amendment) Bill 2016
- Sponsor
- Kevin Humphreys · Labour Party
- Introduced
- 8 Dec 2016
- Last updated
- 20 Apr 2020
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Pensions Act 1990 to allow survivor's pension benefits for same-sex civil partners who married/partnered after age cutoff, if legal marriage/partnership was impossible before that age.
- Removes age-of-marriage requirement as barrier to pension benefits where same-sex couples were unable to marry or enter civil partnership due to prior law.
- Applies to employees who entered foreign civil partnerships later recognised in Ireland, or married/partnered within 36 months of legal eligibility.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage25th Seanad8 Dec 2016
- Second Stage25th Seanad8 Dec 2016
Debates
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