Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 January 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions

Equality and Fairness of State Pension: Discussion

4:00 pm

Photo of Pádraig Mac LochlainnPádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The next sentence of the letter reads:

However, the CJEU has further found that this discrimination can be justified if it arises as a result of a legitimate aim in a State's social or employment policy.

I ask Mr. Gaynor to provide examples. He said this section of law was a grey area for the European Court of Justice. I would appreciate if he sent us on some examples to strengthen his case and help us in our work.

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