Dan Boyle (Cork South Central, Green Party)

Nobody is suggesting those pension increases can be achieved in one year. We should strive for a rate of 40% of gross average industrial earnings after one term of Government, 50% after two terms and the European average after three terms. Would it not be the case that the average increase in pensions in those terms would be in the region of €250 million to €350 million per year?

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