Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

-----calling for the introduction of a four-year period because that would ask the State to forgo reclaiming a pension payment to which it might have been entitled. Such an amendment would have been ruled out of order as imposing a charge on the State. The only way the Opposition can raise this issue is by couching it in a request for a report. I know the amendment would not work, but it is the only way that those of us on this side of the House can get the issue raised on Report Stage. Does the Minister understand the spirit of what I seek?

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