Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Minister made an announcement last December regarding the extension of the retirement age for public servants, in respect of which there was huge interest but, unfortunately, people have been left in abeyance since. Many people are currently being forced to retire. What is the timeline for the legislation and does the Minister have any plans to deal with those people due to retire between the timeframe of the announcement and the enactment of the legislation? I have a case which I want to bring to the Minister's attention which is typical of a lot of cases in the public service.

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