Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

This question arises from the massive race of the previous Government to increase the pension age in 2012 without putting in place any financial bridging arrangements to cushion the blow from the way in which our pension schemes operate, with the result that many people who took early retirement had their pension based on an un-coordinated basis until they reached the age of 65. However, upon reaching 65, the full State pension is deducted from that pension even though they are not receiving it. That is causing massive hardship I ask the Minister about his plans to address that.

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