Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Ms Lucey seems to be missing my point. All public officials have a computer in their head for figures and costs. Disaggregating the figures, the cost of the widow's and widower's pensions for people under 66 is relatively small, surprisingly so. I knew it would be small but the figures show it is a very modest number. If we take that very modest figure, the cost implication of extending the benefit is unlikely to be significant. That is the point I am making. The vast majority of widows and widowers have an entitlement. I am raising the age factor because people have an entitlement in any event if they are over 66.