Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

I admire the Minister's selective quotation from history. He did not even quote, but assumed the record would back up anything he says. When the record is examined it will show a different picture. The late Jim Mitchell, who stood here for Fine Gael before me, was a strong supporter of that and advocated that the pension contribution be increased to 1.5%.

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