Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 February 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Implications for Employees of Changes to Pension Age: Discussion

2:20 pm

Photo of Joanna TuffyJoanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

If the public sector wants to lead by example, it should allow staff to stay on until they reach pension age. As it is a State policy, the public sector should lead the way. The issue was raised with me by a constituent who would like to stay at work in the private sector until the age of 66 years. Should the legislation not provide such a right?

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