Ryan O'Meara (Tipperary North, Fianna Fail)
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395. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54698/25]

Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Employment (Contractual Retirement Ages) Bill 2025 was published on 1 April 2025.

The Bill will deliver a new employment right by providing that, in general, an employer may not enforce a contractual retirement age which is below the State Pension Age (age 66) if the employee does not consent to retire.

The Bill completed Committee Stage on 2 July 2025.

The timeline for the enactment of the Bill is a matter for the Oireachtas, and the Bill is expected to resume progress during the Autumn session. Once enacted, there will be an appropriate lead-in time in advance of commencement of the legislation during which there will be a communications campaign to ensure employers and employees fully understand the implications of this new employment right.