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Surge in pension queries
Sunday 21 September 2003: The Pensions Board has recorded a very high level of queries from the public across a range of general pension and PRSA issues. The volume of helpful and impartial information which has been made available to the public has been key to developing an informed awareness of pension provision in Ireland.
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The Pensions Board welcomes passing of Pensions (Amendment) Bill
Thursday 28 March 2002: The Pensions Board welcomes the passing of the Pensions (Amendment) Bill by both Houses of the Oireachtas. The Bill finalises implementation of the National Pensions Policy Initiative report of The Pensions Board which was presented to the Government in May 1998.
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Pension coverage survey results
Thursday 5 September 2002: The Pensions Board welcomes the pension coverage results published today by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). This is the first set of pension data prepared by the CSO using the Quarterly National Household Survey and it is intended to set a benchmark for future measurement of pension coverage in Ireland.
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Pensions Board launches 2002 Annual Report
Wednesday 9 July 2003: The Pensions Board, today presented its 2002 Annual Report in the Board headquarters in Dublin, to the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Ms Mary Coughlan TD.
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Positive PRSA uptake
Friday 7 November 2003: The Pensions Board is pleased to report positive figures on the uptake of PRSAs at end September 2003. 51,782 employers had signed up with a PRSA provider and a total of 6,707 PRSAs were sold at that date. This figure is made up of 4,764 Standard PRSAs and 1,943 non-Standard PRSAs with a total value of assets of €5.2m at end September 2003.
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Think about tomorrow today, with the National Pensions Awareness Week
Monday 13 October 2003: Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mary Coughlan TD, today launched National Pensions Awareness Week at The Pensions Board offices where the Board warned those without a pension that it takes a long time to save for an adequate retirement.