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Departmental Staff Retirements

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 January 2018

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

Questions (503)

Peter Burke

Question:

503. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons at assistant principal level under the aegis of his Department due to retire in the next six months due to age in counties Galway, Mayo, Roscommon and Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4968/18]

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I can confirm that no staff at Assistant Principal level in my department based in the counties mentioned are due to retire on age grounds in the next six months.

It should be noted that, following the Government Decision of December 2017 to increase the compulsory retirement age to 70 for public service employees recruited before 1 April 2004, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform published Circular 21/2017 effective from 5th December 2017. This Circular allows Civil Servants to apply for retention beyond their compulsory retirement age of 65, until they reach the age of eligibility for the Contributory State Pension, currently age 66. Applications for retention are considered by individual Government Departments in line with their Business needs.

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