The Pensions Authority
- Published on: 23 May 2019
- Last updated on: 23 May 2019
The Pensions Authority is a regulatory body operating under the aegis of the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection and the statutory role of the Authority is to monitor and supervise the operation of the Pensions Act 1990.
Oversight of the Pensions Authority is provided by a three person board.
This consists of the following:
- Ms Jane Williams as Authority chair
- Ms Anne Vaughan, Deputy Secretary in the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection, who represents the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Ms Ann Nolan, Second Secretary in the Department of Finance, who represents the Minister for Finance
The role CEO of the Pensions Board is now renamed the Pensions Regulator, with Mr Brendan Kennedy continuing in that role.
These changes took effect 6 March 2014.