On the 22 August the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty T.D., announced the launch of a period of public consultation as part of the development and implementation of the Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System.

As part of the consultation process a series of seminars will be held to get stakeholders' views on the issues that may inform the design and operational structure of the Automatic Enrolment system.

The consultation seminars will be held in Dublin, Galway and Cork.

Further information on the consultation process can be found on the Department's website: http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Consultations.aspx#strawman

The Department reserve the right, in the event of over-subscription from one organisation, to limit the attendance. In such an event, the Department will contact the organisation to confirm attendance.