Pension Reform in Ireland: Policy Considerations relating to Adequacy, Coverage, Taxation

Friday, June 21, 2019

The Pension Policy Research Group (PPRG) is organising a half-day conference: Pension Reform in Ireland: Policy Considerations relating to Adequacy, Coverage, Taxation and Automatic Enrolment.

Research presentations:

Dr. Emer Mulligan, School of Business and Economics, NUI Galway Pensions in Ireland: The Perspectives of Irish Citizens and Implications for Pensions Systems and Reforms in Ireland and the EU
This report, part of Project Fair Tax, will be launched by Hildegarde Naughton TD.

It will be followed by a discussion panel featuring three industry experts.

Dr. Micheál Collins, School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, UCD

Tax-based incentives after Automatic Enrolment

Dr. Michelle Maher, Department of Sociology, Maynooth University

Automatic Enrolment in the UK and New Zealand: Lessons for Ireland

There will be time for Q&A after each presentation, and the conference will conclude with a plenary discussion featuring four participants.

Round-table discussion/plenary:

Brid O'Brien (INOU)
Michael Taft (SIPTU)
Elizabeth Bowen (Small Firms Association)
Donal Keating (Director of Tax, PwC Ireland)

Fee: €50; €20 for OAPs or students; no fee for PPRG members

We look forward to your participation. Please register for the conference via Eventbrite, here.

Starts: 21 June 2019 08:45
Ends: 21 June 2019 13:15
Location: Room TBSI 1.42/1.43, Trinity Business School, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin