Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Just to say that for anybody retiring next year this does not kick in until 2025. For anybody who is on the pension that is where it stays. I did ask the same question of the officials as the Deputy asked me and I am waiting to get an answer. I asked the question of how many people this would impact. It is approximately a third, a third and a third. It is people who do not have the long attachment with the workforce and those who cannot avail of the caring period. What helps this is the caring period-----