'Difficult decisions' to be made around State pension — Humphreys

Last year, the Pension Commission report said that the pension age should rise to 67 by 2031 and then to 68 by 2039. File picture: iStock

A plan to begin auto-enrolment of pensions will come before Cabinet in the coming weeks, the Social Protection Minister has said.

Auto-enrolment had been due to come into effect at the start of 2023, but that deadline has been pushed back due to the Covid-19 pandemic.