Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Earlier this month, the Minister for Social Protection announced that the Government would examine measures to increase the retirement age or give flexibility in going beyond the mandatory retirement age of 65 in both the private and public sector. There are many people who may be 64 and who, later this year or early next year, would face this choice about continuing to work. What is the timeline for the introduction of legislative or other changes where we might seek to introduce greater flexibility? Will the Taoiseach give some hope to those who are due to retire at the age of 65 in the latter part of this year that measures might be in place allowing them to continue to work? Everyone in the House would agree it would be a better and more flexible system for everybody.

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