Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I wish to build on the point made by the Chairman because it is important. In terms of being realistic about how the workplace now operates, we know that the amount of precarious and insecure work is on the rise. As has been mentioned, 60% of the people who have insecure, low hour and non-fixed hour work are women.

I would like the witnesses to share their thoughts on the non-contributory pension and the capacity to make voluntary contributions. As the Chairman outlined, in the future it will be hard for people to have made consistent contributions because their work life does not allow them to do so.