Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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There is nothing in law to preclude employers employing or continuing to employ persons over the age of 65 on either a full or a part-time basis and no legislative or policy change is required to enable them to do so.

With regard to employment in Government Departments, the terms and conditions for members and staff of almost all public service bodies are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform. In general, with limited exceptions for certain employees in fast-accrual pension schemes, civil and public servants may continue to work until the age of 70, and the facility to workshare is widely available.