Mary White (Fianna Fail)

I serve the economy and was part of the culture of the 1950s as a teenager, but I differ fundamentally from Senator McDowell regarding the concept of a permanent pensionable job. A permanent pensionable job rather than a fixed-term job could be a sentence that limits a person's ability to explore his or her potential.

This Bill gives status to non-pensionable employment and allows for cultural change. In the 1950s the big thing was to obtain a permanent and pensionable job. The law of supply and demand and economic trends have brought change. I believe that a permanent pensionable job can prevent a person from delivering his or her potential.