Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 May 2026
763. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will consider increasing the mandatory retirement age for firefighters from 62 years-of-age to the State pension age of 66; if any review of the current retirement age arrangements has been undertaken or is planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40009/26]
View answerThe retirement age for firefighters falls under the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage which has responsibility for the employment conditions for firefighters. More broadly, the Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation has responsibility for employment in the public sector, including retirement ages for the wider public sector.
