John Brassil (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress to date on the Public Service Superannuation (Age of Retirement) Bill 2018; the date for implementation of this Bill; if employees that are forced to retire before this Bill is enacted will be given leeway to remain in employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49886/18]

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, passed all stages in the Seanad on 17 July. It passed Second Stage in the Dail on 7 November and is provisionally scheduled for Committee Stage in the Dail on 11 December. While ultimately, the scheduling of the Bill in the Dail is a matter for the Oireachtas, my intention is to secure enactment of the Bill as soon as possible.

In relation to the position of those public servants who are required to retire before the Bill is commenced, I refer the Deputy to my response to PQ 46505/18 of 13 November 2018.