Mr. Patrick Sweetman:

There was one other question on the pension time-bomb and where it will go in the future. I would like to see that there were sufficient numbers of people who could fend for themselves, which would then allow the limited State resources to be applied to those most in need. Therefore, one would allow some people or those who can afford it to fend for themselves - the more of them the better - which would then increase the State resources that are available to support those who actually need it, rather than having a blanket safety-net for everybody. I think that answers it.