David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their presentations and the work they do with older citizens. I am one of those TDs who are of the age mentioned, so I smiled when that was said. All of the by-elections we would have if TDs had to go when they were 65 or 66 would be disruptive.

I will ask a few brief questions of Age Action initially. Ms Murphy stated that the requirement to give three months of advanced written notice was onerous and she spoke about verbal assurances and so on. Will she expand on that point and explain how it might work? If mandatory retirement were gone, such a system would not apply anyway, but Ms Murphy highlighted it in her presentation, so she might expand on it.