Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

In the same way any of us would be informed, by way of statement. We have all felt that awful drop in the pit of our stomach when it came out that a pension plan had gone south and so on. It will be exactly the same. One would hope they will get expert advice in terms of investment or protection but it will be on an equal basis. It will not be that they just get a letter to say there are no more funds. It will not be in the remit of the State to do it any more, which is sensible and reasonable.