Patricia Ryan (Kildare South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Commission on Pensions issued its report last year and made a number of recommendations. One was a requirement for benchmarking to ensure our older people are lifted out of the poverty trap. What progress has been made to ensure our older people can live in some small comfort during their twilight years? Will the Government commit to reducing the pension age, which was increased by the Fine Gael-Labour Party Government in 2011, back to 65?

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