Second Stage Lapsed 25th Seanad 109/2016
Pensions (Equal Pension Treatment in Occupational Benefit Scheme) (Amendment) Bill 2016
- Sponsor
- Kevin Humphreys
- Introduced
- 8 Dec 2016
- Last updated
- 20 Apr 2020
Plain-English summary AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Pensions Act 1990 to ensure equal pension benefits for same-sex couples in workplace schemes.
- Addresses cases where employees couldn't marry same-sex partners previously, affecting pension entitlements retroactively.
- Bill lapsed at Second Stage; no record of enactment into law.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 25th Seanad8 Dec 2016
- Second Stage 25th Seanad8 Dec 2016