The Shannon-based President of Active Retirement Ireland insists the government needs to address pension anomalies – or risk losing the ‘grey vote’.
Changes made in 2012 mean that women in particular who took time out of work to raise their families are losing out on around €35 a week in their pensions.
A major protest was held outside Leinster House calling on the Social Protection Minister to fix the problem, which is affecting around 40,000 people.
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Kay Murphy was one of those protesting – she said unless the issue is addressed in time for the Budget, they risk losing older people’s votes.
