Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In 2006, the OECD recommended the abolition of mandatory retirement in Ireland. I have brought legislation forward on this, as have my colleagues, Deputies Claire Kerrane and John Brady. Recently we had stakeholders present at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment to discuss the employment (restriction of certain mandatory retirement ages) Bill. We heard from people who had made submissions but who do not feel that their voices have been heard. They feel that the Government is simply eliminating mandatory retirement up to the age of 66, which is where the pension has been set. We believe it should be set at age 65. People feel that their submissions were not heard and that the Government is pressing ahead with legislation that will not deliver for all workers.

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