Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 122: To ask the Minister for Finance if the additional voluntary contribution scheme arrangements will be extended to allow persons who have no pension scheme to retrospectively make payments into a pension fund on which tax relief would be given in order that they might be able to make some provision for their retirement. [37470/05]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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I would refer the Deputy to the long-standing practice of Ministers for Finance not to comment on what may or may not be contained in upcoming budgets. I do not intend to depart from that approach.