Friday 20 January 2012: The Occupational Pension Schemes (Disclosure of Information) (Amendment) Regulations, 2012 were signed into law by the Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D on 11 January 2012.
The Pensions Act (Register and Database of Certified Policies or Contracts of Assurance) Regulations, 2012 were also signed into law by the Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D on 11 January 2012.
19 January 2012: On 28 October 2011, The Pensions Board announced that it expected to publish revised guidelines for defined benefit schemes in deficit and announce new deadlines by which schemes in deficit must submit a recovery plan to the Board by the end of 2011.
Wednesday 18 January 2012: Yesterday, Tuesday 17 January 2012, in Thurles District Court, Judge Lucey convicted and imposed conditional fines totalling €2,000 on EJF Plant Hire Limited Ltd., a limited liability company with a registered address at Parkeen, Graigue, Thurles, Co. Tipperary for failing to remit employee pension contributions to the trustee of the Construction Workers Pension Scheme (CWPS) within the statutory time limit, and for failing to comply with a statutory request made by The Pensions Board.
Wednesday 21 December: Annual scheme fees for occupational pensions schemes are payable by 31 of January for single member schemes and by the 31 March for group schemes.
5 December 2011: Today, in the Dublin District Court, Judge John Paul McDonald imposed a fine of €7,000 on Michael Wallace, a director of M & J Wallace Ltd (In Receivership) in relation to the deduction and non-remittance of employee pension contributions within the statutory period. Legal costs of €450 were also awarded to The Pensions Board.
Thursday 24 November 2011: In Longford District Court on Tuesday 22 November, Judge Hughes imposed a fined of €500 on Fire and Sound Systems Ltd., a limited liability company, for non-remittance of employee pension contributions within the statutory period. The offences were committed by Fire and Sound Systems Ltd, a company with a registered address at Park Road, Longford, Co. Longford.
Thursday 17 November 2011: In Arklow District Court on 16 November 2011, Judge Connellan imposed a sentence of three months imprisonment on Eftim Hurley, a director of Eftim Hurley Plant Hire Ltd. The sentence imposed on Eftim Hurley is suspended for 1 year on the basis that all outstanding pension contributions will be discharged by Eftim Hurley Plant Hire Ltd. on or before 1 December 2012.
Friday 11 November 2011: In Waterford District Court on Friday 4 November 2011, Judge Early imposed fines totaling €1,000 on Cross Electrical Ltd., a company with a registered address at Greenan, Carroll’s Cross, Co. Waterford, for failing to remit employee pension contributions to the trustee of the Construction Workers Pension Scheme (CWPS) within the statutory time limit and for failing to comply with a statutory request made by The Pensions Board. Dermot O’Neill, John Kirwan and Patricia Kirwan were also each convicted and fined €200 for failing to comply with a statutory request made by The Pensions Board.
Following the announcement on 28 October by Joan Burton TD, Minister for Social Protection, on changes to the funding standard for defined benefit schemes, recovery plans submitted to The Pensions Board by 12 noon Friday 16th December 2011 will continue to be considered by the Board under the current funding standard and guidance.
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