Mr. Brian Duff:

That was part of the Government's consideration of whether there should be greater increases in the class S area as opposed to the other PRSI classes but it decided to have the same rate of increase in class S as in the other PRSI classes. It decided to increase the minimum contribution for class S from €500 to €650 from October 2024. That minimum payment had been in place since 2013 so it was deemed to be an appropriate time to increase it by that amount.