Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 2 May 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement

All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Rose Conway-WalshRose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Yes. What I am saying, however, is that there are very serious conclusions drawn from this very short report. I think it is important that there are not too many nuances. Obviously, you have to have certain assumptions in any paper but the assumptions just seem to point towards a headline of €20 billion.

I want to go through some other specifics here on pensions. The report increases all pensions to southern level at a cost of €3.8 billion per year. This includes work-based pensions, which are obviously occupational pensions, which might not be supplemented by the government of a united Ireland.

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