Mr. John Nugent:

I have been to the ombudsman with the issue. As my colleague has pointed out, the ombudsman cannot deal with the issue because of legal restraints on the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman. We have been to the Pensions Authority, the equality tribunal and the appeals system in the Workplace Relations Commission and because of the six-month rule in the law in particular, we have not been able to properly pursue the issue. That is why we are pursuing the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill, promoted by Deputy Bríd Smith. We are trying to get rights and procedures for retired workers.