Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

Ba mhaith liom cead a lorg an Dáil a chur ar athló faoi Bhuan Ordú 32 chun déileáil leis an gnó práinneach agus rí-thábhachtach seo a leanas, the urgent need for the Government to mark Say No to Ageism Week by recognising and responding to the vulnerability of older people to discrimination in the recession, including the vulnerability of all those over 50 to selection for redundancy and the extra difficulties they may face trying to find new employment. The Departments of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation; Justice and Law Reform; and Social Protection must work together to ensure that employers do not unfairly discriminate against older people and to ensure that social welfare officials do not compound the stress and pressure experienced by unemployed older people in particular.

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