Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have been told it is technical in nature. I have had people come to see me who have the legitimate expectation that they will end up with a pension because they paid many contributions over their working life. These have been mainly women who have taken time out to rear their children and have then returned to the workforce. I have been told that this is a technical change but I do not trust technical changes. I want to know if this provision will impact negatively on people and, if so, the way in which it will. It is about time the Government started to specify what exactly are the changes in regard to social protection because they are often buried in the detail. My view on this section is if in doubt leave it out because its exact impact has not been properly described.

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