James Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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237. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the timeframe for the legislation to pass in Dáil Éireann regarding the compulsory retirement age for public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45475/18]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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The Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018, which was published on 9 July, provides for an increase in the compulsory retirement age to 70, for the majority of public servants recruited prior to 1 April 2004. The Bill passed all stages in the Seanad on 17 July. It commenced Second Stage in the Dail on the 25th of October and is scheduled to resume Second Stage this week (w/c 5 November). Ultimately scheduling of time for the enactment of Legislation is a matter for the Oireachtas itself through the Business Committee, but my intention is to ensure enactment as soon as possible in the current term.