Alex White (Labour)

I adopt the arguments of my colleague, Senator Coffey, and I do not wish to add too much more to what he stated other than to reflect on the contradiction in terms with regard to what the Minister of State said earlier. He stated that the basis for the pension levy or at least the population of persons to be captured by the pension levy are those who are members of public service pensions. Previously, we made the point that far from being a pension related measure this seemed to be wholly unconnected with pensions per se. The Minister of State replied that it was pension related. If the Minister of State's answer is that it captures people who are members of public service pensions how does it follow that payments which are not reckonable for pension purposes are to fall liable? It does not add up or make sense. There is a complete want of logic.