Keith Swanick (Fianna Fail)
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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.

Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael)
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We are not having the debate now.

Keith Swanick (Fianna Fail)
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It is an arbitrary age in the calendar.

Rose Conway Walsh (Sinn Fein)
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This was preceded by the Sinn Féin Bill.

Keith Swanick (Fianna Fail)
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I hope this will get cross-party support in the House.

Rose Conway Walsh (Sinn Fein)
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This was superseded by the Sinn Féin Bill passed last week.

Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail)
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I second the proposal.

Rose Conway Walsh (Sinn Fein)
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What kind of jobs are they?

Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael)
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When is it proposed to take Second Stage?

Keith Swanick (Fianna Fail)
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Next Tuesday.

Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael)
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Is that agreed? Agreed.