Politicians should have to wait for pensions

WHY only a 25% pension cut for politicians? Everyone else has to wait for their pension until they are 65.

I have no issue with TDs or ministers getting a pension, but they should receive nothing until they reach retirement age.

How can TDs expect everyone else in Ireland to make real sacrifices to dig the country out of the mess they had a major part in creating if the only sacrifice they are willing to make is to give up 25% of something they should not be receiving anyway. If the rest of us are made redundant, do we get an automatic pension? We have 166 TDs which, when compared to Britain, represents four times as many parliamentarians per head of population.