Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)

In general, I agree with many of the essential reforms. I ask the Minister to answer a number of specific questions. Public service workers - be they nurses, doctors or whatever - in pre-2004 pension schemes were allowed to retire at 60 but after 2004, if they went into a different pension scheme, the retirement age was 65. What age applies there? What is the State's commitment to public service pensions in the future? In ten or 15 years' time, for example, when we might not be in government, what happens if the money is not available to pay pensions?

When will changes to TDs' and Ministers' aggregation take place? It is referred to in the written version of the Minister's speech but he did not discuss it here. Does it only apply to new entrants? If that is the case, I believe it is wrong.