Joe O'Toole (Independent)

To do so would show a proper cross-party and cross-grouping approach to a difficult issue. This is a matter about which the Government does not need to be told about our business. We can go ahead and do it. This is within the House and we should carry out our business and make the Government respect us.

We should send a vote of thanks to the OECD for announcing yesterday that while life expectancy might increase to 150 years within the foreseeable future, we will not be asked to work for 150 years. It is extremely good of the OECD to highlight this fact. However, its proposal that people should work until age 80——