Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 June 2024
211. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the status of plans for prison officers (details supplied) to increase the mandatory retirement age for An Garda Síochána, the Prison Service and the Army. [24781/24]
View answerI fully support increases to the retirement ages in the uniformed services. The changes proposed by the respective Ministers that are being facilitated by my Department will enhance the options available to members of the uniformed services, and allow them to remain in service for longer if they choose to do so. Furthermore, it will assist in retaining valuable expertise.
An increased mandatory retirement age of 62 for members of An Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces, Firefighters and the Irish Prison Service services was recently proposed and was approved by Government.
My officials are at an advanced stage of drafting the legislation to enact the necessary amendments and are working with colleagues in other relevant departments to progress through all stages of the legislative process as quickly as possible.
