Welcome to the Pensions Authority
We regulate occupational pension schemes, trust-based retirement annuity contracts (RACs) and personal retirement savings accounts (PRSAs).
Our website provides you with access to information and guidance material to help you understand pensions and help those involved in managing pensions, such as trustees, administrators, employers and advisers understand their obligations under the Pensions Act and how to meet them.
Topics of interest
Code of practice for trustees
Sets out the Authority’s expectations for the conduct and practice of trustees of funded occupational pension schemes and trust retirement annuity contracts
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)
Understand the manner in which the DORA requirements apply to pension schemes and reporting requirements
IORP II Directive
Information on pension scheme IORP II compliance
Trustees
Information to assist trustees to comply with their statutory obligations
Registered administrators
Information to assist registered administrators to comply with their statutory obligations
PRSA providers
Information for PRSA providers to comply with their statutory obligations
Employers
Information for employers to comply with their statutory obligations
Understanding pensions
General information on pensions including the different types of pension schemes available
Public service pensions
Click here to redirect to gov.ie for more information about public service pension schemes including the Single Public Service Pension Scheme
State/social welfare pensions
Click here to redirect to the Department of Social Protection for information on State/social welfare pensions
Taxation of pensions
Click here to redirect to Revenue's website for information on the tax treatment of pensions
Pension calculator
Estimate the contributions you should be paying to your pension to provide your target pension in retirement