Eugene Murphy (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have just a short contribution. I support the Chair's comments on the local authorities. That assessment seems very difficult for people and it is a bone of contention. I hope Mr. Duggan can take on board what the Chair said.

If Mr. Duggan already covered this, I may have missed it. When people defer their pension and continue to work on, for how long can they defer the pension? The only other thing I have to say is that I very much welcome the attention to carers. As the Chairman knows and as I know, people might have only put in five, six or seven years' work. They might have a child who might be sick from an early age. They do not have the ten years' work accumulated. It is really important to address that issue. I welcome that and obviously there will be more discussion on this. For how long can a pension be deferred? I just missed out on hearing that. Is there a timescale?