Keith Swanick (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move:

That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to ensure that critical health professionals who are employees of all organisations funded directly by the Department of Health, all organisations funded by the Health Service Executive, all organisations funded under section 38 of the Health Act 2004, and all other health and disability service providers, may, if they wish, postpone their retirement where they would otherwise have been forced to retire at a particular age that is stipulated in their employment contract, subject to dual consent being in place between the employee and the employer, and to provide for related matters.

I thank the Leader for amending the Order of Business. This pragmatic solution will allow critical health professionals to stay on in their roles beyond retirement age. It seems ludicrous that we haemorrhage vastly experienced personnel.