Retired workers pension legislation
Deputy Bríd Smith complained that the pension entitlements Bill had stalled for months and sought progress on Committee Stage. The Taoiseach said he would speak to the Tánaiste and the Minister of State about how to move it forward.
It has been 17 months since the House passed the Second Stage of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021. It has been nine months since the consultation process was started by the Tánaiste's office but not a single proposal has come from either the Minister of State, Deputy English, or the Tánaiste regarding the progress of this Bill. Can the Taoiseach get guarantees from that office that attempts will be made to move this Bill to Committee? Will he give the more than 500,000 retired workers some guarantee that the Bill will be aired and given a chance to pass through the Oireachtas? I know we are all getting older. They are getting older. They are retired workers and not retired voters and how they will respond to what the Taoiseach's office does or does not do matters.
