Age Action (Age Action)

Lobbying Organisation Age Action

Date published 21 Sep, 2017

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 May, 2017 to 31 Aug, 2017

Specific Details Mandatory retirement and Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement) Bill 2016

Intended results The abolition of mandatory retirement clauses in Irish employment contracts, possibly through the passage into law of the Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement) Bill 2016

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Justin Moran

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (2-5)

Letters to Minister Charles Flanagan dated 20 June and 2 August urging his support for the Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement) Bill 2016 and the abolition of mandatory retirement. Letter to An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar dated 20 June urging his support for the Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement) Bill 2016 and the abolition of mandatory retirement. Letter to Minister Charlie Flanagan dated 2 August urging his support for the Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement) Bill 2016 and the abolition of mandatory retirement.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Minister Regina Doherty TD during the National Economic Dialogue.

Email (1)

Email to Deputy John Brady urging that the Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement) Bill 2016 and the abolition of mandatory retirement be moved ahead as quickly as possible.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Charles Flanagan Minister (Department of Justice and Equality)

Leo Varadkar Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Regina Doherty Minister (Department of Social Protection)

John Brady TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)