Paddy Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate Ms Heaney and Ms Burke on their presentations and wish them the best in the future.

I think the Chair asked about class K PRSI earlier. There are no great benefits for people paying the class K contribution. I would ask Ms Burke to look into the class K contributions and benefits. Take an Oireachtas Member who loses their seat, perhaps after two or three years service, their contributions for pension purposes is broken. The class K they paid on their Dáil or Seanad salary does not qualify them for anything. They cannot even sign for credits afterwards. It is an area that should be looked into.

The other issue around PRSI contributions relates to those who continue to work over the pension age of 66 years or whatever it is or will be. They still pay PRSI on pension charges if they continue to work over the age of pension. I would like some clarity on that. It might be something Ms Burke can look into. I wish both guests the best and thank them for their presentations.