Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I have met many pensioners. One of the fundamental issues that will be addressed in the initiative by the Minister, Deputy Burton, is a comprehensive assessment of the scale of what has gone wrong. We know it is in the region of €10 billion to €15 billion but, as was pointed out previously, the pension schemes are able to absorb a substantial proportion of the 0.6% levy.

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