Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

Yes.

On whether an employee would be identifiable, the Pensions Board will take the case and the employee will not be implicated as the whistleblower because the Pensions Board would have the evidence to bring the case. That is allowed by this proposal.

Which companies are in and which are out? Obviously there is a process through which every company must go. Companies that need to get certification must go through a legal process. It is not for me to say who is in and who is out but there is a well-known company that is in receivership, for example, and its pension scheme is in deficit. If it goes through all the requirements for winding up obviously the measure would apply to that company.

Who else will qualify, how much will people get and from what will they benefit? Again, that depends on the scheme. It will depend on-----

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