Age Action (Age Action)

Lobbying Organisation Age Action

Date published 18 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Employment

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Mandatory retirement clauses in employment contracts

Intended results Abolition of mandatory retirement clauses in employment contracts and support for legislation to do so.

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? Yes

What is the directive you gave to the grassroots campaigners? Age Action members and individuals who had contacted us regarding the issue of mandatory retirement were encouraged to contact their elected representatives to encourage them to support legislation to abolish mandatory retirement clauses.

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Mass communications

Email All TDs Email sent to all TDs urging them to vote in support of a Bill to abolish mandatory retirement clauses at Second Stage.

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Emails to Deputy Tom Neville and Senator Keith Swanick urging them to support legislation to abolish mandatory retirement clauses.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asking him to support legislation to abolish mandatory retirement clauses.

Meeting (1)

Meeting with Mr David Maloney and officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform regarding mandatory retirement and the implementation of the recommendations contained in the Report of the Interdepartmental Group on Fuller Working Lives.

Letter (1)

Letter to Deputy Durkan asking for his support for legislation to abolish mandatory retirement clauses.

Letter (1)

Letter to Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin as Chairperson of the Select Committee on Justice and Equality regarding the Employment Equality (Abolition of Mandatory Retirement) Bill 2016.

Letter (1)

Letter to Minister Leo Varadkar following comments in the press regarding the introduction of more flexibility around retirement and asking him to support abolition of mandatory retirement clauses.

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.

Tom Neville TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Keith Swanick Senator (Seanad)

David Moloney Assistant Secretary (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)

Bernard Durkan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Leo Varadkar Minister (Department of Social Protection)