Irish Foster Care Association
Intent: Attended the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection to discuss our Pre Budget Submission 2026, and to answer questions from the Committee Members
Details: Pre-Budget Submission 2026
Intent: Attended the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection to discuss our Pre Budget Submission 2026, and to answer questions from the Committee Members
Details: Pre-Budget Submission 2026
Intent: Requesting the B2C Allowance be made available for all foster carers, and not to means test them
Details: Communication to full Committee on Social Protection
Intent: To gain insights for our members on how Auto-Enrolment will work and confirming timelines.
Details: Discussing the incoming Auto-Enrolment system
Intent: Introduction of Helen Dean and general exchange of views and learnings from other auto enrolment systems.
Details: Auto Enrolment
Intent: Inform Oireachtas Members and policymakers of the gender and care implications of the upcoming Auto-enrolment Pension Scheme, and advocate for changes to the pension system contained within our Report, Still Stuck in the Gap - Pensions Auto-enrolment from a gender and care lens, to further gender equality
Details: Pensions Auto-enrolment and policy considerations related to care and gender
Intent: To communicate the support and concerns of the insurance industry for the delivery of pragmatic pensions and life assurance policy
Details: On behalf of members, providing input into pensions and life assurance policy
Intent: To raise awareness of macro economic issues, general insurance, heakth insurance and pension policy affecting the insurance industry.
Details: On behalf of members, to make a pre-budget submission.
Intent: That the Dept of Finance give consideration to equalising the treatment through tax credits.
Details: The letter brought attention to the differences between current pension arrangments and proposed auto-enrolment ('AE') structure in respect of incentives for contributions and tax treatment of drawdown. The Society raised the possibility that this may generate the need for advice and undermine the, ...
Intent: To communicate the support and concerns of the insurance industry for the delivery of pragmatic pensions policy
Details: On behalf of members, providing input into pensions policy
Intent: Ensure awareness of Ibec priorities regarding the development of an auto enrolment scheme and attempt to secure meeting with Minister Humphreys
Details: Ibec priorities regarding auto enrolment