Eamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The concerns of people in defined-benefit pension schemes is an issue the Government is taking very seriously, in particular the Minister for Social Protection. The European Court of Justice recently gave judgment in a case which relates to this issue and that case must now revert to the High Court. We must await the outcome of these proceedings before we can address the legislative implications of any final decision.

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