Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection
Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion
2:20 pm
Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Mr. Whelan corrected the record in regard to his written submission. Newly elected Deputies and Senators will no longer qualify until they reach pension age. The last Government only lasted four years and Members of the last Dáil did not qualify for any pension, even though they had paid contributions and the pension levy. Most people are not voted out of their jobs.