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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Should the State not top it up to the level of what they would have received if they had been here all the time?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Does Dr. Quinn wish to come in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: It is just that they are under the-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Deputy Ryan raised the issue of the pension fund levy. Did the industry not look for that? What about all the profits that are made? When Mr. McLoughlin refers to pensioners, and most pensioners do not get a huge income out of their pensions, then somewhere along the line someone is making a lot of money.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Does Deputy Ryan wish to add anything?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Mr. Aidan McLoughlin mentioned the self-employed in response to a question from Deputy Ray Butler. The self-employed have a very favourable situation with regard to the State contributory pension. When one looks at all the actuarial calculations, self-employed people make a contribution of almost 5% and get the State contributory pension. The issue of public versus private has come up....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: It would be good to get the figures. Perhaps Dr. Orlaigh Quinn might refer to that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: I will start with the Irish Brokers' Association.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: If anyone has a mobile phone please switch it off because there is a lot of interference.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Does Dr. Quinn want to deal with the questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: I can take more questions or can revert to the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: I thank Mr. Aidan McLoughlin. I call Deputy O'Dea, as the Fianna Fáil spokesperson on this area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Our final presentation is by Mr. Aidan McLoughlin on behalf of the Irish Brokers Association.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Yes. Contributions have been much longer than would normally be the case. If Mr. Phelan and Mr. McLoughlin could keep their contributions within the eight minutes allocated, that would be appreciated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: I apologise for interrupting, but will Dr. Quinn oblige us by summarising the remaining portion of her document? I am conscious that we have a great deal of work to get through.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Thank you, Dr. Quinn. I now invite Mr. Whelan of ICTU to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Business of Joint Committee (5 Mar 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: Apologies have been received from Deputy Charlie McConalogue and Senators Hildegarde Naughten and Averil Power. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh will be delayed. The broadcasting service requests that everyone turn off his or her mobile phone completely to avoid interference with the broadcasting of proceedings. The clerk has circulated a policy briefing document on today's public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Pensions Reform: Discussion (5 Mar 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the joint committee. If they are directed by it to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and continue to so do, they are entitled thereafter only to qualified privilege in respect of their evidence. They are directed that only evidence connected with...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (5 Mar 2014)

Joanna Tuffy: 80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the implementation of the Office of Public Works document Towards a Liffey Valley Park 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11083/14]