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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the witnesses for their presentations and the work they do with older citizens. I am one of those TDs who are of the age mentioned, so I smiled when that was said. All of the by-elections we would have if TDs had to go when they were 65 or 66 would be disruptive. I will ask a few brief questions of Age Action initially. Ms Murphy stated that the requirement to give three months...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: The employer should be keeping an eye on the birth dates of their workers and the engagement process should kick in a little while before the employees reach 65. Of course, I take Age Action’s point about abolishing mandatory requirement anyway. Ms Murphy spoke about an assessment that should be done under the public sector equality and human rights duty. Will she expand on this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: I know some employers who were seeking out older people because of their experience, especially if they are dealing with customers on a face-to-face basis in various shops, and so forth. What are the views of the witnesses where somebody reaches a certain stage and age, they cannot continue full-time work but they might be able to do part-time work where they might step down a little bit?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: I thank Ms Murphy for that reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: Yes, but I know what he was getting at. He also mentioned in his presentation that age discrimination cases are on the rise and he talked about an age-friendly workplace. Could he perhaps expand on that a little bit, please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: There is one other question I wanted to ask Mr. Mellon. He talked about the right of older people to choose their retirement age. I agree with him on that. I agree with the whole idea of getting rid of mandatory retirement ages. He talked about the capacity to continue working and people's physical health. This needs further debate and discussion and a more nuanced approach. I think we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: I thank Mr. Lawlor and Ms Farrell for their presentation. Do they have retirement courses for TDs? I will come back to them on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: I will come back to Ms Farrell on that one. The witnesses talked about how confusing the qualification rules for PRSI are. This is not the social protection committee. It is slightly different. I want to highlight that and agree with the witnesses that the issue is extraordinarily complicated. We may need to work to simplify it. They talked about 60% of female respondents continuing to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: That is very positive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Chairman. I think my time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: Some companies are doing that. We visited Amazon recently and we found that it was very flexible from that point of view. Some of the large corporations are seeing the value of that as well. Mr. Mellon mentioned coercive control. When I was a Minister of State, I brought in the amendment to the domestic violence legislation to make coercive control a criminal offence but I get his analogy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of the Employment (Restriction of Certain Mandatory Retirement Ages) Bill 2024: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: The witnesses also highlighted the fact that people are living longer now. Women are living 23 years and men are living 20 years beyond the so-called retirement age, as we mentioned earlier. A woman down my way, who was the oldest woman in Ireland, recently died at the age of 110. People are being born now who could live to 120 or 130.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (9 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: 22. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to outline the total number of valid Irish passports currently in circulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14253/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (9 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: 69. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment with reference to the public consultation on the draft National Biomethane Strategy, the number of submissions received ahead of the extended deadline of 5 March 2024; the findings of same; when he expects the final National Biomethane Strategy to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13761/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Expenditure (9 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: 190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department’s capital underspend, if any, in 2023; his Department’s projected spend for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13888/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (9 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: 422. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 13 February 2024, when she expects publication of the latest enrolment projection report for primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13938/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: 454. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on a request for additional accommodation for a school (details supplied), if she will ensure that such accommodation is in place for the beginning of the 2024/2025 school term; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14250/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (9 Apr 2024)

David Stanton: 455. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 441 of 20 March 2024, to outline the status with regards to per cent for arts scheme funding for a project for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14251/24]