Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I went out last night to meet the women to whom Deputy Joan Collins referred. It was a very cold night and many of the people outside were in their 60s and 70s. Obviously, many of them feel very strongly about this. I communicated to them - in so far as I was able to - what the Minister had actually said, and they were quite heartened by that. As Deputy Brady has said, they expect something to happen and they expect it to happen before next years' budget. This is an injustice and every day this injustice continues, it becomes an even greater injustice. The figure of 42,000 has been mentioned. More than likely, according to the figures, it will be 52,000 next year. It is not just about the 52,000 people who are directly affected. A lot of people who are coming up to pension age are fearful that they will not get the full pension because of the averaging rule. An awful lot of people will potentially be affected by this. Will the Minister please run through the timeline again for what she proposes and within what period?