John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is not fair that people who, by virtue of their employment contract, are forced to retire must go to the WRC and fight to remain in employment when that is their wish. The evidence is available. The relevant legislation received cross-party support to facilitate its progress. We are now caught with red tape. All the evidence is available and people want to stay in work. They are being forced to sign on for a jobseeker's payment for a full year because they cannot get their State pension at 65 years.