{"id":"seances/2025-03-19-n071","title":"Sitting of 19 March 2025","type":"seance","date":"2025-03-19","html":"<p>Public sitting 71 of the Chamber of Deputies, 19 March 2025. The verbatim text is in <a href=\"/lhoft?page=_sources%2F2025-03-19-n071\" class=\"sourceLink\" data-target=\"_sources/2025-03-19-n071\">Verbatim record</a>.</p>\n<h2>Topics debated</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fpensions\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/pensions\">Pensions</a>\n<ul>\n<li>A government-requested consultation debate on the long-term viability of the pension system, opened by an exposé from the minister of social security and followed by one position statement per political group.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fpoverty-and-social-benefits\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/poverty-and-social-benefits\">Poverty and social benefits</a>\n<ul>\n<li>Within the pension consultation debate, the groups set out opposing answers to old-age poverty: a higher minimum pension against targeted social aid.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Ftaxation\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/taxation\">Taxation and tax reform</a>\n<ul>\n<li>Within the pension consultation debate, the groups argued over new tax-based revenue for the pension system and over tax relief for the second and third pillars.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fpublic-administration\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/public-administration\">Public service and administration</a>\n<ul>\n<li>Within the pension consultation debate, the minister had put the general scheme versus the civil servants' special scheme on the list of questions, and the groups stated their positions on it.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Feconomy-and-jobs\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/economy-and-jobs\">Economy, jobs and competitiveness</a>\n<ul>\n<li>Within the pension consultation debate, speakers disputed how far employment growth, cross-border workers, and immigration can keep financing the pay-as-you-go system.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=topics%2Fgender-equality\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"topics/gender-equality\">Gender equality and women’s rights</a>\n<ul>\n<li>Within the pension consultation debate, two groups raised the gender pension gap and proposed splitting and individualising pension rights.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Speakers</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fclaude-wiseler\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/claude-wiseler\">Claude Wiseler</a> (CSV) — 16 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fgerard-schockmel\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/gerard-schockmel\">Gérard Schockmel</a> (DP) — 14 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fdjuna-bernard\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/djuna-bernard\">Djuna Bernard</a> (déi gréng) — 7 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fmars-di-bartolomeo\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/mars-di-bartolomeo\">Mars Di Bartolomeo</a> (LSAP) — 5 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Ftaina-bofferding\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/taina-bofferding\">Taina Bofferding</a> (LSAP) — 5 turns</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fmarc-baum\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/marc-baum\">Marc Baum</a> (déi Lénk) — 2 turns</li>\n<li>Martine Deprez (Ministre de la Santé et de la Sécurité sociale) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Falex-donnersbach\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/alex-donnersbach\">Alex Donnersbach</a> (CSV) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Falexandra-schoos\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/alexandra-schoos\">Alexandra Schoos</a> (ADR) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fgilles-baum\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/gilles-baum\">Gilles Baum</a> (DP) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fpatrick-goldschmidt\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/patrick-goldschmidt\">Patrick Goldschmidt</a> (DP) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fsven-clement\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/sven-clement\">Sven Clement</a> (Piraten) — 1 turn</li>\n<li><a href=\"/lhoft?page=deputies%2Fyves-cruchten\" class=\"wikiLink\" data-target=\"deputies/yves-cruchten\">Yves Cruchten</a> (LSAP) — 1 turn</li>\n</ul>"}