Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 March 2021
528. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Education if a special needs assistant (details supplied) who is due to retire will be allowed to extend their working life; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13070/21]
View answerI wish to inform the Deputy that the upper retirement age for standard accrual members of the Single Pension Scheme is 70 years of age. Therefore any standard accrual member may continue in pensionable employment until 70 years of age. Such members are not obliged to retire at the normal retirement age (66 in this case). The normal retirement age is the earliest age at which a member can choose to retire with full benefits (i.e. not actuarially reduced).
