Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The proposals brought forward by the previous Fianna Fáil-led Government spoke about a total contributions record over a period of 30 years. Following the introduction by the Minister of the 40-year requirement, many people will be worse off than they are under the current averaging system. Will the Minister confirm whether she has calculated the difference between a 30-year total contributions record and the 40-year requirement? It has changed the goal posts significantly in transferring from an averaging to a total contributions record system.

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