Brendan Howlin: Bringing change to Irish pensions

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The Irish government has implemented a raft of contentious changes to its public sector pensions as it looks to reign in costs including raising the pension age and increasing contributions. Helen Morrissey talks to minister for public expenditure and reform Brendan Howlin about how the changes came about

Helen Morrissey: Why did you decide to go down the route that you did with regards to public sector reform? What alternatives did you consider? Brendan Howlin: The new scheme was developed havin...

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