Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I support the premise of what Deputy Burke has put forward. We have also had conversations about the retirement age for drivers, or the age at which they are not allowed to drive for Bus Éireann in particular. However, we all have anecdotes. I have often driven to matches and so on, as a school teacher, with a bus driver who is well into his 70s. We have always arrived safely at the pitch and been returned home safely too. In an era where we are extending the ages for people who can serve in the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána, albeit not into their 70s, that is perhaps something that could be looked at, even on a pilot basis. There might be some additional test that people could take to try to re-engage with the workforce.

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