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- Seanad: Pension Provision: Motion (14 Nov 2007)
Jerry Buttimer: I accept that but it should give us a blueprint.
- Seanad: Pension Provision: Motion (14 Nov 2007)
Jerry Buttimer: I accept that. We all aspire to the â¬300 figure by 2012 and that this be a staging post. That is the consensus on this side of the House. We need to alleviate poverty. There is a growing differential between people in society at present. On Monday night I knocked on doors in Cork South-Central. An elderly woman opened the door in her coat, jumper, scarf and gloves because she was...
- Seanad: Pension Provision: Motion (14 Nov 2007)
Jerry Buttimer: I second the amendment. I welcome the Minister to the House and congratulate him on his elevation. This debate is timely and opportune. In many people's eyes, the time for debate is over and it is now time for action. I commend Senators O'Malley and Cannon on tabling this motion. I welcome the publication of the Green Paper. I suppose it is a case of better late than never. Like the...
- Seanad: Pension Provision: Motion (14 Nov 2007)
Jerry Buttimer: Almost half the women in our workforce of 2 million do not have personal pensions. Only 43% of the private sector have personal pensions and this must be rectified. Will a one-for-one pension scheme, espoused by the Members opposite during the general election campaign, be introduced for those on low incomes? Will this result from the Green Paper or must we wait for it until after the tax...
- Seanad: Pension Provision: Motion (14 Nov 2007)
Marc MacSharry: ...in the future. I wish to comment on some of the issues I have come across in the Green Paper, even though Deputy Olwyn Enright's reaction was that there was nothing in the Green Paper. Senator Buttimer, who has just left the Chamber, commented that the Green Paper has no concrete proposals. The Minister intervened to explain that the nature of a Green Paper is to inspire reaction and...