Debate resumed on amendment No. 18:In page 4, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “Non-Contributory State Pension 4. The Minister for Social Protection shall review the impact of the closure or significant deterioration in the value of defined benefit pension schemes on expenditure on the State Pension (non-contributory) and produce a strategy to prevent further closures or decline in value so that the State’s exposure is reduced and pensioners’ incomes are protected.”.- (Deputy Róisín Shortall)

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