Sinn F\u00e9in TD for Dublin South West Se\u00e1n Crowe has said that newly announced pension plan amounts to nothing more than a Trojan horse to increase the pension age to 70, adding that it is indecent to expect many people who have had a lifetime doing hard labour on construction sites or in factories to continue working beyond the age of 65.
Teachta Crowe said:
\u201cThe government\u2019s newly announced pension plan amounts to nothing more than a Trojan horse to increase the pension age to 70.
\u201cCurrently, workers can access their pension and work past 66. Under the government\u2019s plans, their pension will be deferred and workers will lose out on thousands of euros.
\u201cRemoving mandatory retirement clauses are welcome, but their removal should not be used to jack the pension age up to 70.
\u201cWorkers and voters have spoken. They want to be able to retire on a decent pension at 65, or they want to be able to continue working past the age of 65 if they so wish.
\u201cThis government in their actions have proved they are dead set against this.
\u201cThese latest proposals by government are a ploy aimed at increasing the pension age to 70.
\u201cMany people who have had a lifetime working on their feet in hospitality or doing hard labour on construction sites or in factories simply cannot be expected to continue working beyond the age of 65.
\u201cSinn F\u00e9in absolutely support flexibility for workers who wish to continue working beyond the pension age, but that should only be on their terms.
\u201cPeople should not be coerced to work on until they turn 70, as the government intends to do.
\u201cNobody should be pressured into working beyond the age they are entitled to a state pension if they do not wish to do so.\u201d
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