Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have examined this matter and it has been going on for a number of years. It is shockingly unfair that the Minister will only seek to address it in the year 2020. It is totally unfair. These women are being penalised by these anomalies. Deputy Joan Burton and the then Government made serious changes which disadvantaged many of these workers who stayed at home caring for children, for their mothers and fathers and, in some cases, for their in-laws, thereby saving the State thousands of millions of euros. They are now being penalised every week in their pension payments. They are hurt by this. I would appreciate it if the Minister could look at this more urgently.

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