Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for missing the earlier part of the contributions because I was in the Chamber for questions to the Minister of further and higher education. I welcome the contribution of the witnesses here today. They question a lot of the IIEA report and it is good to have the varied opinions and the questioning. It is extremely important. In Professor Doyle's statement, I notice he refers to the cost of pensions in the advent of a united Ireland and the need for equalisation. He mentions the figure of €10,000 per person per annum. Is there that big a deferential between a person who receives a pension in Northern Ireland at the moment and people in our State?