Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

A great deal of work and research has been done on what the new model can and should look like. The proposed model might not be the same at the end of the process as it was at the beginning of it. The rationale for it has to be laid out to everybody. I do not believe any data should be held back. There should be transparency around what the Social Insurance Fund will look like in the next 30 to 40 years if we do nothing and what it will look like if we do X, Y or Z. I do not believe there has ever been a piece of legislation put forward that has not been amended in some way, shape or form. Members would not be able to put forward amendments without accurate information on what will happen in the future based on demographics, pension increases, work trends and so on. I think all of the data has to be released.