Second Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Lapsed The bill’s status — click for what it means 32nd Dáil The House currently handling the bill 107/2016 Official bill number / year
Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement Age) Bill 2016
- Sponsor
- John Brady · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 7 Dec 2016
- Last updated
- 13 Feb 2020
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Employment Equality Act 1998 to remove mandatory retirement age requirements for employees.
- Allows workers to continue employment beyond current mandatory retirement thresholds unless employer has justified grounds.
- Bill lapsed in Oireachtas; did not progress beyond Second Stage to become law.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 32nd Dáil7 Dec 2016
- Second Stage 32nd Dáil7 Dec 2016
Debates
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