Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Nobody could reconcile what was said at the end of the previous debate with the concept of being in a financial emergency. The amendment specifically seeks that within one month of the passing of the legislation a report would be prepared on the number of people whose annualised amount of public service pension exceeds €34,132. In the intervening week I took advantage of the opportunity to table a parliamentary question to the Minister.

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