Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats)
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419. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he has given consideration to introducing some flexibility on the retirement age of prison officers for individuals in exceptional circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5220/20]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy will appreciate that it is the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, rather than my Department, which has overall responsibility for public service pension matters.

With regard to the particular question posed, I can inform the Deputy that the retiring age of 60 years for prison officers to whom the Superannuation (Prison Officers) Act, 1919 applies is set out at section 8(1)(a) of the Civil Service Regulation Act, 1956 (as amended).

The Deputy may wish to note that a review of the compulsory retirement age was carried out by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in 2017. I do not have any immediate plans to change this but the matter is kept under review in consultation with the D/PER.