Cathal Berry (Kildare South, Independent)
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That is the reality. That is what they are saying to me. This does not happen in any other part of the public service where one hits the age of 50 and is forced to retire. In fact, the opposite is happening in the public service. If these people are fit, able, willing and skilled, we want to keep hem. If the review is going to take couple of months, it would be helpful if we could have a stay of execution so that nobody would be forced out beforehand. That would certainly be helpful, if that is what the Tánaiste was suggesting.