Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 July 2016
396. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform why civil servants with less than 40 years service at 65 years of age are not allowed to keep working until they reach either 40 years service or 70 years of age with the obligation to retire when whichever of these occurs first; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19712/16]
View answerBoth the compulsory retirement age and the minimum pension age provisions to which a civil servant may be subject depend on the conditions of the pension scheme applicable at the date of their original recruitment and legislation, both of which are subject to change over time in response to such considerations as demography, labour market issues and employment policy.
The Civil Service Regulation Act, 1956 provides for a maximum retirement of age 65. Arising from the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004, new entrants appointed after 2004 are not subject to a maximum retirement age and may accrue pension after age 65. The Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 imposed a maximum retirement and pension accrual age of 70 for members of the Single Scheme.
