Nicky McFadden (Fine Gael)

This is grossly unfair because it is money owed to people who made a mistake. It is their money. I believe this is illegal. This is not acceptable. The Minister said €21.3 million had been recouped. That money belongs to the people. To put a four year limit on it is outrageous. I have met people who are trying to put stamps and contributions together to make up their pensions, as I am sure the Minister has in her clinics. It is only when they plan to retire that they try to accumulate their stamps. It is grossly unfair to put a four year limit on something that is an entitlement. The money belongs to the person who has paid the stamp.