Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail)

I ask the Leader to arrange a debate in the very near future on pensions, an area in which the former Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Brennan, made very good progress in trying to address the deficit among the public in providing for their pensions. A recently published report has shown a lack of transparency in the financial services industry in revealing the charges being levied on people's pension funds. As a consequence this will deter people from pursuing investing in pensions to provide for themselves as they become older.