John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is on the same matter. The Taoiseach will know that I brought forward legislation in February to abolish the mandatory retirement age. It received cross-party support on Second Stage in this Chamber. It ended up in the justice committee and went through pre-committee scrutiny. That is seven months ago. I have written twice to the Minister, Deputy Paschal Donohoe, and likewise have not received any response. We are waiting for a money message. My Bill is one of 18 pieces of opposition legislation stacked up there and, for whatever reason, no response or money message has been received. I do not know whether this is a deliberate attempt to bury these critically important pieces of legislation, particularly this one, which received cross-party support. We need a response. The people out there who are being forced to retire against their will need a response on this, they need a money message and it needs to be progressed immediately.

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