Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail)

I remind Senator Bacik that this is a very important point because it is a rip-off of workers and of pensioners. Instead of creating jobs, the pension levy is being used to improve the Exchequer figures by approximately €200 million in 2011. This is an unfair imposition on pensioners. The Tara mines pensioners in my own constituency have received a 10% cut in their pensions as a result.