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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Consultations (18 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: ...so where people have very physically demanding jobs, for example. It is also critical for public-safety-critical roles and that is a matter of contract between employers and employees. The Pensions Commission recognises that and Members in this Chamber also need to recognise it. Having said that, this legislation will make it very difficult for employers to enforce a retirement age...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Consultations (18 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: The Pensions Commission also recognises in the case of people who work in certain occupations, like hairdressers who are on their feet all day and those working in construction and retail, that by the time they hit 65, they feel they have done their shift. Many do not want, and nor should they be compelled, to work past the age of 65. That is contained within the Pensions Commission report....

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Consultations (18 Apr 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: ...who had made submissions but who do not feel that their voices have been heard. They feel that the Government is simply eliminating mandatory retirement up to the age of 66, which is where the pension has been set. We believe it should be set at age 65. People feel that their submissions were not heard and that the Government is pressing ahead with legislation that will not deliver for...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Consultations (18 Apr 2024)

Emer Higgins: ...the general scheme of the employment (restriction of certain mandatory retirement ages) Bill 2024 is to implement a key recommendation related to mandatory retirement age, which is included in the Pensions Commission recommendations and implementation plan. As recommended by the Pensions Commission, this proposed legislation will deliver a statutory provision which will allow, but in...