PRSA Providers

The Pensions Authority supervises the activities of personal retirement savings account (PRSA) providers in relation to their approved products and monitors compliance with the legislation regarding PRSAs. The Authority also provides information and guidance to PRSA providers in relation to their approved PRSA products and provides a pension guide for PRSA contributors.   

PRSA product application process

Potential new PRSA providers must meet with the Authority prior to submitting an application for PRSA product approval. The ‘PRSA application – new providers’ form, which is located in the ‘Related File(s)’ section below must then be submitted to the Authority and Revenue.

Existing PRSA providers seeking approval for additional PRSA products should submit the ’PRSA application – additional products’ form, which is located in the ‘Related File(s)’ section below to the Authority and Revenue.

Applications can be sent by email to prsa@pensionsauthority.ie or by post to:

Supervision and Enforcement
The Pensions Authority
Verschoyle House
28-30 Lower Mount Street
Dublin 2
D02 KX27

If you have any queries in relation to the process, please contact prsa@pensionsauthority.ie or telephone 01-6131900.

Withdrawal of product approval process

PRSA providers that are expressly seeking the withdrawal of product approval must submit a written request to the Authority.

Requests for the withdrawal of product approval can be sent by email to prsa@pensionsauthority.ie or by post to:

Supervision and Enforcement
The Pensions Authority
Verschoyle House
28-30 Lower Mount Street
Dublin 2
D02 KX27

If you have any queries in relation to the process, please contact prsa@pensionsauthority.ie or telephone 01-6131900.

Procedures for approval to make changes to an approved PRSA product

PRSA providers that are seeking to change the features of an approved product must notify the Authority in advance. That is, if a fund is to be added, a fund is to be removed/closed, or the charging structure is to be changed in an approved PRSA product, the provider must notify the Authority in advance.

The procedure that providers must follow is located in the ‘Related File(s)’ section below.

Please correspond by email to prsa@pensionsauthority.ie.