Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left) | Oireachtas source

Careful assurances of information that we are not party to, and opinions that we do not get to see, are becoming the mantra of this Government. It is just not good enough. If the Minister is not prepared to give us information on some of these things, maybe he could comment on the outstanding pension problem. There seems to be a belief that the IASS pension scheme issue has been resolved. The reality, however, is that last month, moneys were taken out of pensioners' pockets equating to about €500,000 per month from the local economy. People are not signing the waiver forms and legal action is pending.

While I appreciate the Minister has said he cannot give us any information that might impact upon the share price, although the share price is obviously being impacted upon already, and has been over the last period, perhaps he might comment on whether the outstanding pension debacle has been factored into the considerations or is there a naive belief that this issue has been resolved?

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