Exhibit 16(24)(a):  Powers of Attorney

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Pursuant to Item 601(b)(24) of Regulation SK and Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933

The undersigned, on behalf of the company set forth below, hereby constitutes and appoints the individuals set forth below and each of them individually as my true and lawful attorneys with full power to them and each of them to sign for me and in my name and in the capacity indicated below any and all amendments to the Registration Statements listed below filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 and any documentation, including Form N-8F, necessary to deregister any such registrations or to deregister any of the entities (including any issuing separate accounts) associated with the issuance of any such registrations.

COMPANY:  Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company

INDIVIDUALS WITH POWER OF ATTORNEY:  Peter M. Scavongelli, Ian D. Macleod and

          Peter T. Moriarty

REGISTRATION STATEMENTS FILED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933:

033-34370	033-75996	033-81216	333-105479	333-134760	333-255015
033-61897	033-76002	333-207045	333-109622	333-153730
033-64277	033-75988	333-01107	333-109860	333-167182
033-75248	033-75992	333-09515	333-129091	333-167680
033-75962	033-76004	333-27337	333-130822	333-255010
033-75974	033-76018	333-56297	333-130825	333-255012
033-75980	033-79122	333-72079	333-130826	333-255013

REGISTRATION STATEMENTS FILED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940:

811-02512 811-02513 811-04536 811-05906 811-08582

I hereby ratify and confirm on this 18 day of March 2024, my signature as it may be signed by my said attorneys to any such registration statements and any and all amendments thereto.

Signature

/s/Robert L. Grubka

Robert L. Grubka, Director and President

STATE OF MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF HENNEPIN

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 18 day of March 2024, by Robert L. Grubka.

  /s/Melissa O’Donnell Notary Public MELISSA ODONNELL NOTARY PUBLIC – MINNESOTA MY COMMISSION EXPIRES 01/31/2025   Notary Public, State of Minnesota Commission Expires 01/31/2025

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Pursuant to Item 601(b)(24) of Regulation SK and Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933

The undersigned, on behalf of the company set forth below, hereby constitutes and appoints the individuals set forth below and each of them individually as my true and lawful attorneys with full power to them and each of them to sign for me and in my name and in the capacity indicated below any and all amendments to the Registration Statements listed below filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 and any documentation, including Form N-8F, necessary to deregister any such registrations or to deregister any of the entities (including any issuing separate accounts) associated with the issuance of any such registrations.

COMPANY:  Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company

INDIVIDUALS WITH POWER OF ATTORNEY:  Peter M. Scavongelli, Ian D. Macleod and

          Peter T. Moriarty

REGISTRATION STATEMENTS FILED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933:

033-34370	033-75996	033-81216	333-105479	333-134760	333-255015
033-61897	033-76002	333-207045	333-109622	333-153730
033-64277	033-75988	333-01107	333-109860	333-167182
033-75248	033-75992	333-09515	333-129091	333-167680
033-75962	033-76004	333-27337	333-130822	333-255010
033-75974	033-76018	333-56297	333-130825	333-255012
033-75980	033-79122	333-72079	333-130826	333-255013

REGISTRATION STATEMENTS FILED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940:

811-02512 811-02513 811-04536 811-05906 811-08582  

I hereby ratify and confirm on this 23^rd day of March 2024, my signature as it may be signed by my said attorneys to any such registration statements and any and all amendments thereto.

Signature

/s/Mona M. Zielke

Mona M. Zielke, Director

Witness & Notary

Attested and subscribed in the presence of the principal and subsequent to the principal subscribing same:

First Witness signs:  /s/Tonie HintzSecond Witness Signs:  /s/Traci J. Quadi

Printed name of witness:  Tonie HintzPrinted name of witness:  Traci J. Quadi

State of Florida)

County of  LEE)

Personally Appeared Mona. M. Zielke, Signer and Sealer of the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed, before me.

/s/Tonie Hintz Notary Public Tonie Hintz Notary Public, State of Florida Commission Expires 2/15/2027   NOTARY PUBLIC    TONIE HINTZ SEALNotary Public – State of Florida STATE OF Commission #HH363095 FLORIDAMy Comm. Expires Feb 15, 2027 Bonded through National Notary Assn.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Pursuant to Item 601(b)(24) of Regulation SK and Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933

The undersigned, on behalf of the company set forth below, hereby constitutes and appoints the individuals set forth below and each of them individually as my true and lawful attorneys with full power to them and each of them to sign for me and in my name and in the capacity indicated below any and all amendments to the Registration Statements listed below filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 and any documentation, including Form N-8F, necessary to deregister any such registrations or to deregister any of the entities (including any issuing separate accounts) associated with the issuance of any such registrations.

COMPANY:  Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company

INDIVIDUALS WITH POWER OF ATTORNEY:  Peter M. Scavongelli, Ian D. Macleod and

          Peter T. Moriarty

REGISTRATION STATEMENTS FILED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933:

033-34370	033-75996	033-81216	333-105479	333-134760	333-255015
033-61897	033-76002	333-207045	333-109622	333-153730
033-64277	033-75988	333-01107	333-109860	333-167182
033-75248	033-75992	333-09515	333-129091	333-167680
033-75962	033-76004	333-27337	333-130822	333-255010
033-75974	033-76018	333-56297	333-130825	333-255012
033-75980	033-79122	333-72079	333-130826	333-255013

REGISTRATION STATEMENTS FILED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940:

811-02512 811-02513 811-04536 811-05906 811-08582

I hereby ratify and confirm on this 14 day of March 2024, my signature as it may be signed by my said attorneys to any such registration statements and any and all amendments thereto.

Signature

/s/Amelia J. Vaillancourt

Amelia J. Vaillancourt, Director

Witness & Notary

Attested and subscribed in the presence of the principal and subsequent to the principal subscribing same:

First Witness signs:  /s/Tanya GrceleySecond Witness Signs:  /s/Phyllis Stamcy

Printed name of witness:  Tanya GrceleyPrinted name of witness:  Phyllis Stamcy

State of North Carolina)

County of  Mecklenburg)  ss

Personally Appeared Amelia J. Vaillancourt, Signer and Sealer of the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed, before me.

/s/Kristen Wolf Notary Public Kristen Wolf Notary Public, State of North Carolina Commission Expires 12/27/2026

KRISTEN WOLF

Notary Public

Mecklenburg

County

My Comm. Exp

12-27-2026

NORTH CAROLINA

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Pursuant to Item 601(b)(24) of Regulation SK and Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933

The undersigned, on behalf of the company set forth below, hereby constitutes and appoints the individuals set forth below and each of them individually as my true and lawful attorneys with full power to them and each of them to sign for me and in my name and in the capacity indicated below any and all amendments to the Registration Statements listed below filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 and any documentation, including Form N-8F, necessary to deregister any such registrations or to deregister any of the entities (including any issuing separate accounts) associated with the issuance of any such registrations.

COMPANY:  Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company

INDIVIDUALS WITH POWER OF ATTORNEY:  Peter M. Scavongelli, Ian D. Macleod and

          Peter T. Moriarty

REGISTRATION STATEMENTS FILED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933:

033-34370	033-75996	033-81216	333-105479	333-134760	333-255015
033-61897	033-76002	333-207045	333-109622	333-153730
033-64277	033-75988	333-01107	333-109860	333-167182
033-75248	033-75992	333-09515	333-129091	333-167680
033-75962	033-76004	333-27337	333-130822	333-255010
033-75974	033-76018	333-56297	333-130825	333-255012
033-75980	033-79122	333-72079	333-130826	333-255013

REGISTRATION STATEMENTS FILED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940:

811-02512 811-02513 811-04536 811-05906 811-08582  

I hereby ratify and confirm on this 13^th day of March 2024, my signature as it may be signed by my said attorneys to any such registration statements and any and all amendments thereto.

Signature

/s/Michael R. Katz

Michael R. Katz, Director and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Pursuant to Item 601(b)(24) of Regulation SK and Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933

The undersigned, on behalf of the company set forth below, hereby constitutes and appoints the individuals set forth below and each of them individually as my true and lawful attorneys with full power to them and each of them to sign for me and in my name and in the capacity indicated below any and all amendments to the Registration Statements listed below filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 and any documentation, including Form N-8F, necessary to deregister any such registrations or to deregister any of the entities (including any issuing separate accounts) associated with the issuance of any such registrations.

COMPANY:  Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company

INDIVIDUALS WITH POWER OF ATTORNEY:  Peter M. Scavongelli, Ian D. Macleod and

   Peter T. Moriarty

REGISTRATION STATEMENTS FILED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933:

033-34370	033-75996	033-81216	333-105479	333-134760	333-255015
033-61897	033-76002	333-207045	333-109622	333-153730
033-64277	033-75988	333-01107	333-109860	333-167182
033-75248	033-75992	333-09515	333-129091	333-167680
033-75962	033-76004	333-27337	333-130822	333-255010
033-75974	033-76018	333-56297	333-130825	333-255012
033-75980	033-79122	333-72079	333-130826	333-255013

REGISTRATION STATEMENTS FILED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940:

811-02512 811-02513 811-04536 811-05906 811-08582

I hereby ratify and confirm on this 10 day of March 2024, my signature as it may be signed by my said attorneys to any such registration statements and any and all amendments thereto.

Signature

/s/Francis G. O’Neill

Francis G. O’Neill, Director

STATEMENT OF WITNESS

On the date written above, the principal declared to me in my presence that this instrument is his general durable power of attorney and that he had willingly signed or directed another to sign for him, and that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed.

/s/James C. LehanSignature of Witness #1
James C. LehanPrinted or typed name of Witness #1
21 Winterberry WayAddress of Witness #1
Norfolk, MA 02056

/s/Elizabeth S. LehanSignature of Witness #2
Elizabeth S. LehanPrinted or typed name of Witness #2
21 Winterberry WayAddress of Witness #2
Norfolk, MA 02056

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Pursuant to Item 601(b)(24) of Regulation SK and Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933

The undersigned, on behalf of the company set forth below, hereby constitutes and appoints the individuals set forth below and each of them individually as my true and lawful attorneys with full power to them and each of them to sign for me and in my name and in the capacity indicated below any and all amendments to the Registration Statements listed below filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 and any documentation, including Form N-8F, necessary to deregister any such registrations or to deregister any of the entities (including any issuing separate accounts) associated with the issuance of any such registrations.

COMPANY:  Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company

INDIVIDUALS WITH POWER OF ATTORNEY:  Peter M. Scavongelli, Ian D. Macleod and

          Peter T. Moriarty

REGISTRATION STATEMENTS FILED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933:

033-34370	033-75996	033-81216	333-105479	333-134760	333-255015
033-61897	033-76002	333-207045	333-109622	333-153730
033-64277	033-75988	333-01107	333-109860	333-167182
033-75248	033-75992	333-09515	333-129091	333-167680
033-75962	033-76004	333-27337	333-130822	333-255010
033-75974	033-76018	333-56297	333-130825	333-255012
033-75980	033-79122	333-72079	333-130826	333-255013

REGISTRATION STATEMENTS FILED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940:

811-02512 811-02513 811-04536 811-05906 811-08582

I hereby ratify and confirm on this 12 day of March 2024, my signature as it may be signed by my said attorneys to any such registration statements and any and all amendments thereto.

Signature

/s/Tony D. Oh

Tony D. Oh, Chief Accounting Officer

STATEMENT OF WITNESS

On the date written above, the principal declared to me in my presence that this instrument is his general durable power of attorney and that he had willingly signed or directed another to sign for him, and that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed.

/s/Ashley OhSignature of Witness #1
Ashley OhPrinted or typed name of Witness #1

6778 Encore BlvdAddress of Witness #1
Sandy Springs, GA 30228

/s/Annes OhSignature of Witness #2
Annes OhPrinted or typed name of Witness #2
6778 Encore Blvd.Address of Witness #2
Sandy Springs, GA 30228

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Pursuant to Item 601(b)(24) of Regulation SK and Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933

The undersigned, on behalf of the company set forth below, hereby constitutes and appoints the individuals set forth below and each of them individually as my true and lawful attorneys with full power to them and each of them to sign for me and in my name and in the capacity indicated below any and all amendments to the Registration Statements listed below filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 and any documentation, including Form N-8F, necessary to deregister any such registrations or to deregister any of the entities (including any issuing separate accounts) associated with the issuance of any such registrations.

COMPANY:  Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company

INDIVIDUALS WITH POWER OF ATTORNEY:  Peter M. Scavongelli, Ian D. Macleod and

           Peter T. Moriarty

REGISTRATION STATEMENTS FILED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933:

033-34370	033-75996	033-81216	333-105479	333-134760	333-255015
033-61897	033-76002	333-207045	333-109622	333-153730
033-64277	033-75988	333-01107	333-109860	333-167182
033-75248	033-75992	333-09515	333-129091	333-167680
033-75962	033-76004	333-27337	333-130822	333-255010
033-75974	033-76018	333-56297	333-130825	333-255012
033-75980	033-79122	333-72079	333-130826	333-255013

REGISTRATION STATEMENTS FILED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940:

811-02512 811-02513 811-04536 811-05906 811-08582

I hereby ratify and confirm on this 15 day of March 2024, my signature as it may be signed by my said attorneys to any such registration statements and any and all amendments thereto.

Signature

/s/Youssef A. Blal

Youssef A. Blal, Director

STATE OF MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF HENNEPIN

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 15 day of March 2024, by Youssef A. Blal.

  /s/Melissa O’Donnell Notary Public MELISSA ODONNELL NOTARY PUBLIC – MINNESOTA MY COMMISSION EXPIRES 01/31/2025   Notary Public, State of Minnesota Commission Expires 01/31/2025

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Pursuant to Item 601(b)(24) of Regulation SK and Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933

The undersigned, on behalf of the company set forth below, hereby constitutes and appoints the individuals set forth below and each of them individually as my true and lawful attorneys with full power to them and each of them to sign for me and in my name and in the capacity indicated below any and all amendments to the Registration Statements listed below filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 and any documentation, including Form N-8F, necessary to deregister any such registrations or to deregister any of the entities (including any issuing separate accounts) associated with the issuance of any such registrations.

COMPANY:  Voya Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company

INDIVIDUALS WITH POWER OF ATTORNEY:  Peter M. Scavongelli, Ian D. Macleod and

          Peter T. Moriarty

REGISTRATION STATEMENTS FILED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933:

033-34370	033-75996	033-81216	333-105479	333-134760	333-255015
033-61897	033-76002	333-207045	333-109622	333-153730
033-64277	033-75988	333-01107	333-109860	333-167182
033-75248	033-75992	333-09515	333-129091	333-167680
033-75962	033-76004	333-27337	333-130822	333-255010
033-75974	033-76018	333-56297	333-130825	333-255012
033-75980	033-79122	333-72079	333-130826	333-255013

REGISTRATION STATEMENTS FILED UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940:

811-02512 811-02513 811-04536 811-05906 811-08582

I hereby ratify and confirm on this 28 day of March 2024, my signature as it may be signed by my said attorneys to any such registration statements and any and all amendments thereto.

Signature

/s/Neha V. Jain

Neha V. Jain, Director