Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection
Social Welfare Entitlements for Self-Employed: ISME, SEA and SFA
2:00 pm
Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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That is what I am saying. That is a crucial issue because the solution to this, if everybody agreed on a compulsory system, is a 1.5% increase, which can be done gradually. However, if we are talking about a voluntary, opt-in, opt-out system, we have to work out what extra contribution we are talking about for people who want to opt in.