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Is Ireland On The Verge Of A Pension Abyss?

Ireland will need an extra four million migrants to sustain State pension system by 2051. The wa...

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08.10 20 Jan 2021


Is Ireland On The Verge Of A Pension Abyss?


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08.10 20 Jan 2021


Ireland will need an extra four million migrants to sustain State pension system by 2051. The warning was made to the Government-appointed Pensions Commission which says changing population demographics will mean a greater proportion of people will be claiming a pension in the coming decades.  So is now the time for action?  To debate the issue we heard from Cormac Lucey Economics Commentator with The Sunday Times and Michael Taft Economist for SIPTU.

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