Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)

The Pensions Board has been doing what the Deputy has suggested. She identified a key sector in which pension penetration is poor, namely, general hospitality. Many women are employed in that sector and the awareness and uptake of pensions therein is among the poorest by a long way.

The report of the Pensions Board will be the largest and most fundamental of its kind and is due by the end of the year. It will consider all pension issues, including specific issues relating to women. These matters are also addressed in the Green Paper, which must form part of the debate during the coming months.

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