Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 2:

To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following:"notes that older people make a remarkable contribution to Irish society and that this should be recognised with sufficient increases to both the Contributory and Non-Contributory State Pensions;

accepts that too many workers are not in a pension scheme and that pension reform is taking far too long to be introduced and this needs to change in 2017;

acknowledges the €5 increase to the State Pension announced in Budget 2017 and other social welfare allowances and agrees that the State Pension should be further increased over the life time of this Government;

further acknowledges and agrees to fully examine the current eligibility criteria for pension entitlement;

agrees to bring forward legislation to make it illegal for contracts to stipulate that retirement at the age of 65 is compulsory in recognition that people are living longer and should be given the option of continuing to work; and

further agrees that there should be equality of treatment between men and women in relation to pensions and corrections should be made where necessary and properly funded."

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