Mary White (Fianna Fail)

My potential Bill in the Seanad was supported by Senator Quinn who felt that if he could participate in this House as a politician, why would other people in society not do so also. The situation is like when people had to give up their jobs when they got married. It is total and utter discrimination. I call for an active and vibrant discussion and plead with Members on the Opposition to support a Fianna Fáil Bill that proposes to abolish mandatory retirement in the public and private sector, as is the practice in the UK and in the North of Ireland.