Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Social Welfare Benefits: Discussion with Department of Social Protection

1:30 pm

Photo of Brendan  RyanBrendan Ryan (Dublin North, Labour)
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My question relates to something Ms Kennedy was coming to from a different angle, that is, the comparison contained in the actuarial review in terms of the effective annual rate of contribution of 4% versus 15%. Did the Department carry out a costing in terms of what the employees ought to pay as a percentage of their income for what they actually get? I realise Ms Kennedy was coming from a slightly different perspective.