Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

What is the Minister's view of the need to reform public pension provisions in the light of this figure? I understand from my colleague, Deputy George Lee, that the total value of private sector funds, which cover four times as many workers, is virtually the same as the value of the liabilities of the public sector. That gives one an impression of the scale of difference in provision for the pensions of different categories of worker. I would be interested to know where now stand the Government's proposals in respect of pension reform.

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