Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

That applies in some cases but we know from the likes of medical card applications that some pensioners have income of thousands of euro every week. There are thresholds in that respect. I am not talking about somebody in receipt of the non-contributory pension but rather somebody who has been in the public or private sector with a considerable pension income. The certainty in such pension payments can be considered. I am suggesting a possible move from the default position that a solution must be dealt with in all cases before retirement.