Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)

The Minister said some people would not avail of the scheme because of the age difference; it would not be relevant. In principle the scheme should be workable. Graduates coming from college cannot get to develop what they have and are losing what they acquired in education. It is very demoralising for these people and I believe many would avail of such a scheme which would allow them to go into semi-retirement and take up other recreations and so on.

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