Budget and related legislation set to take much of Dáil’s time after summer recess and Bill likely to fallThe new law would address the situation in which many workers are obliged by employers to retire at 65 although they would prefer to continue working. Photograph: David Davies/PA Wire
Many then have to claim social protection payments to tide them for a year while they wait to qualify for the State pension. What I Read This Week: Shauna Bowers - Miriam Lord articulates what every woman in Ireland was thinking The Department of Employment said the Bill has been “sent to the Office of Parliamentary Counsel for drafting. Once drafted, it is anticipated that the Bill will commence its passage through the Houses of the Oireachtas during 2024.”
The majority of public service workers are entitled to work until their 70th birthday, although workers in some roles, including the Defence Forces, Fire Service and An Garda Síochána are exempt from that legislation as they would be from this.