John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We might make the point that as the pension age is increasing, we are meeting more and more of our constituents who are experiencing the gap between finishing work and getting the State pension. Some are finishing at 65 and some are perhaps a bit younger. However, they are not receiving the State pension for two or three years. Some people might look at this as an interim measure. They might have some savings when they leave work but then have difficulty coping until pension age.