Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)

In regard to promised legislation and, in particular, the criminal law miscellaneous provisions Bill which I understand is to be published later in the year, I put it to the Taoiseach that consideration should be given to the inclusion in that legislation of an amendment to the Criminal Justice Act 1950, which is currently forcing an elite corps of gardaí to retire at 60 years of age, which is at total variance with the fight against crime.

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