Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will answer the Deputy's question directly. Before Christmas I committed to him that when I bring the report to the cabinet I will publish it. That position has not changed. I very much hope that I get a positive response. I am fairly confident that I will. I believe that the options in the proposals are very reasonable and genuinely reflect an acknowledgement on my part, as I have already said, that some people have had a disservice done to them arising from the length of time they contributed to the State. That is simply not fair. I am very hopeful, obviously, that the proposal I am putting forward will be received positively. Whether it is or not, however, I made a commitment to the Deputies before Christmas that I will publish the report and I will do this on Tuesday afternoon.

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