Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D. launches The Pensions Board Annual Report 2011
Friday, 22 June 2012: Today, the Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D., launched The Pensions Board‘s Annual Report and Accounts 2011.
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Construction company director convicted and fined for non compliance with statutory request in a prosecution taken by The Pensions Board
8 June 2012: Yesterday in Carrick-on-Suir District Court on Thursday 7 June 2012, Judge Finn convicted and imposed a fine of €1,000 on Owen Walsh, director of Cornerstone Homes Company Limited with a registered address of Kildalton, Piltown, Co. Kilkenny for failing to comply with a statutory request made by The Pensions Board pursuant to Section 18 of the Pensions Act 1990, to furnish certain information and documentation detailing deductions made from employees’ wages for pension scheme contributions to The Pensions Board within a specified timeframe.
Pension Board Funding Standard Seminars June 2012
The Pensions Board is hosting a series of pension information seminars to explain recent changes to the funding standard rules for defined benefit pension schemes.
The Pensions Board publishes funding rules for defined benefit pension schemes
7 June 2012: Today, The Pensions Board published revised rules for defined benefit schemes and announced the deadlines by which trustees must submit funding proposals to the Board to deal with scheme deficits.
Construction company convicted and fined for non compliance with statutory request in a prosecution taken by The Pensions Board
1 June 2012: In Cork District Court on Tuesday 29 May 2012, Judge Aneous McCarthy convicted and imposed a fine of €1,500 on Equality Management Limited with a registered address at Cuil Greine House, Link Road, Ballincollig, Co. Cork for failing to comply with a statutory request made by The Pensions Board pursuant to Section 18 of the Pensions Act 1990, to furnish certain information and documentation detailing deductions made from employees wages for pension scheme contributions to The Pensions Board within a specified timeframe.
Summary of responses to consultation on simplification of defined contribution pension provision
Tuesday 1 May, 2012: The Pensions Board has published a summary of the responses to the consultation on simplification of defined contribution pension provision.
The Pensions Board report on inspections of Registered Administrators for 2011
Thursday, 19 April 2012: The Board has completed its 2011 series of on-site inspections of Registered Administrators pursuant to its powers under Section 18 of the Pensions Act, 1990 as amended.
The Pensions Board publishes updated information booklets
Thursday, 12 April 2012: The Pensions Board has published two updated booklets and a new checklist.
240 hours community service sentence imposed on construction company director in a prosecution taken by The Pensions Board
15 March 2012: In Navan District Court, yesterday 14 March 2012, Judge McMahon imposed a sentence of 240 hours community service on Sharon Finnegan, a director of Sharon Finnegan Design & Construction Ltd. (In Voluntary Liquidation). Sharon Finnegan pleaded guilty to eighteen offences relating to failure to remit employee pension contributions to the trustee of the Construction Workers Pension Scheme (CWPS) within the statutory time limit. These offences were committed with the consent or connivance or were attributable to the neglect of Sharon Finnegan, as director of the company, Sharon Finnegan Design & Construction Ltd. (In Voluntary Liquidation).
Construction company and directors convicted and fined for failing to comply with a statutory request made by The Pensions Board
10 February 2012: In Killorglin District Court on Thursday 9 February 2012, Judge O’Connor convicted and imposed a fine of €200 on Annadale Construction Limited, a limited liability company with a registered address at Annadale Road, Killorglin, Co. Kerry.