Q&A: What is the Government's pension plan?
Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphries says an increase in PRSI will be needed to accommodate these planned pension changes. Picture: Colin Keegan/Collins
The Government has unveiled a major overhaul of the state pension, in a bid to finally end a long-running political dispute over the issue.
The announcement by Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys got a mostly positive reaction from the public and experts, though questions remain about the exact benefit of its main plank — the deferral of the pension age.
