Dr. Tom McDonnell:

It is partially related to that. If we had a strong social insurance system whereby all workers and their employers were paying in, it would allow us to have a more robust system of pension payments for former workers. Part of the problem in the Irish case, of course, is that many women have a very spotty employment history, often because women are the ones who engage in child care. They often leave the workplace for a number of periods of time, and that means that their contributions are not sufficient.