Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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93. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government what is the timeline for raising the mandatory retirement age for retained firefighters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15161/24]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The Government has recently approved an increase in the mandatory retirement age for certain members of the uniformed services.

Following this, my Department has commenced a review to explore a similar extension to the mandatory retirement age for all firefighters with a view to providing consistency in the uniformed services.

Any such change will require a legislative amendment to be brought forward by the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform.

This review is now at an advanced stage and I expect to be able to provide an update on the situation shortly.