Checklists and guides

How does my pension scheme work?

This guide gives an overview of occupational pension schemes, how they work and the information that must be given to scheme members.

How does my pension scheme work?

What are my pension options?

This guide provides information on the types of pension plans you can use to save for retirement, i.e., occupational pensions, personal pensions and PRSAs. There is also some general information on State pensions.

What are my pension options?

PRSAs – A consumer and employers' guide

This guide shows you how to approach, search, apply for, and monitor your Personal Retirement Savings Account (PRSA). It also describes employer's legal obligations with regard to PRSAs.

PRSAs - A consumer and employers' guide

Member participation in the selection of trustees

This guide provides explains why occupational pension schemes are set up as trusts, the role of trustees, eligibility to participate in their selection, the options for members and employers and the procedures involved.

Member participation in the selection of trustees

Specified offences subject to notice of intention to prosecute

This guide provides information to help trustees, employers, and other relevant entities ensure they do no contravene any of the specified provisions subject to the notice of intention to prosecute regime.

Specified offences subject to notice of intention to prosecute

A brief guide to the pension provisions of the Family Law Acts

This guide provides information to a person who is seeking, or has obtained, a pension adjustment order following a divorce or judicial separation. 

A brief guide to the pension provisions of the Family Law Acts

A brief guide to equal pension treatment

This guide provides guidance on the principle of equal pension treatment, discrimination and victimisation in relation to occupational pension schemes.

A brief guide to equal pension treatment

Pensions on separation and divorce checklist

This checklist highlights the main aspects involved in allocating pensions in separation and divorce through PAOs. 

Pensions on separation and divorce checklist