Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Deputy Clare Daly's confirmation that she intends to bring her concerns and her information to the Pensions Authority. That would be helpful. She might have more information on the matter than I have. In fairness to the Tánaiste, she has covered a lot of the ground. She has gone over the issue and the history of the last ten years. In light of the uncertainty about the overall impact and potential for unintended consequences of applying debt on the employer, selectively or otherwise, it is not proposed to make changes of this nature. The Tánaiste has certainly looked at elements of this. She has proposed a package of measures that would assist pension schemes and probably nurse them back into sustainable funding positions. I do not intend to revisit everything the Tánaiste said in the last few minutes. I have nothing further to add to what she said. I do not propose to accept these amendments.

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