Emmet Oliver

Yeah, and it's important to emphasise the state pension remains inviolate.

It's still there, still exists.

This doesn't replace that, because a lot of people listening in will be saying, hang on, where's the state pension gone?

OK, don't say that.

A lot of listeners are very precious about exactly having that in place when they get out there, including myself.

So listen, thank you very much for talking to us.

Colin Donnery is the CEO of FRS Recruitment on those pension auto enrolment changes.

Now, obviously, they've got to finance it.

Some people putting it on the credit card, some going into the cash area.

They're coming, whether you like them or not, folks, both employees and employers as well.

You do see a little bit of a change around there.

That's it from me for this edition of Breakfast Business with Edward Oliver.

Again, maybe reflecting this more tough hair shirt environment.

Breakfast Business with Enterprise Ireland on Newstalk.

Yeah, because these are big purchases.

You've mentioned electronics.

So if they're laptops and so on, you're talking at least several hundred, if not several thousand.

So you're talking about fairly big amounts of money at this late stage of the year.

Okay, looking for value wherever you can find it.

Not easy to find in the 2025 economy.