82 Deputy Brian Lenihan asked the Minister for Finance if he will confirm that no amendment to the Finance Act 2011 will be proposed in the forthcoming jobs initiative in the tax treatment of pensions. [8797/11]

The full extent of the potential tax changes which may be introduced as part of the forthcoming Jobs Initiative is still under consideration. In line with accepted practice, I do not intend to comment on those changes in advance of their disclosure to this House.