Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Senator might want to take the issue up with the finance committee. I suggest the ESRI team here take it back to their colleagues for consideration and they might engage with the finance committee on that. Auto-enrolment really only relates to the private sector, and even the self-employed are not part of this.

That concludes our consideration of the evidence. I thank Dr. Roantree and Dr. Keane sincerely for their testimony. I can tell from the questions asked by colleagues that our ESRI guests have provided a huge amount of food for thought. Their contribution has been very significant in challenging some of the evidence we have had up to now and it will be clearly reflected in the report we produce. The committee will be considering this in our private session and we might take the opportunity bilaterally for some more information. If there is anything that has come up in the evidence that our guests feel could be of assistance to us, or from the work they are doing at the moment, they might forward it to the committee.

We will now go into private session to consider other business.