Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)

While I appreciate that getting this right is the priority, time is of the essence. The Minister spoke about the work going on, the advertising campaign and the work of the Pensions Board. However, all that work is being stunted because of the uncertainty. People who have not taken out pensions would consider themselves to be badly advised if they took one out immediately because they do not know what changes will be made when the Government makes decisions on this issue. From that perspective, time is of the essence. If the Minister does not envisage this happening in this year's budget, does she have any idea whether there would be a Supplementary Estimate or a mini budget in the following year to do this rather than waiting a year and a half from now, which will happen if we take no action in the coming budget?

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