Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I really hope I am wrong.

If the Minister could tell me I am wrong I would be delighted. If the people who reported that today are wrong I would be very pleased to hear that also. A couple of years is a very long time when one is relying on one's pension and €20 or €30 a week is a significant amount of money when one has reached pension age. It is fine for people that are earning and who are able to go out to work. They have their own troubles but when one is in retirement and depending on the pension one's money is tight and curtailed. I plead with the Government to address this anomaly. I am delighted that the Minister, Deputy Regina Doherty, was shaking her head to indicate I was wrong about 2020. I would be delighted if I am wrong. I call on the Minister to clarify the position.

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