PQ 514
514. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason retained and full-time firefighters who continue to pass annual medical and fitness assessments are required to retire upon reaching 62 years of age; whether he will review this policy in light of increased life expectancy and ongoing recruitment and retention difficulties within the fire service; whether consideration is being given to permitting firefighters who continue to meet all occupational health and fitness standards to remain in service until at least the State pension age of 66. [72649/26]
Introduced
15 October 2026
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15 October 2026 · Fire Service
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written
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Mattie McGrath
Subjects
Housing, Pensions
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15 October 2026
Summary
514. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason retained and full-time firefighters who continue to pass annual medical and fitness assessments are required to retire upon reaching 62 years of age; whether he will review this policy in light of increased life expectancy and ongoing recruitment and retention difficulties within the fire service; whether consideration is being given to permitting firefighters who continue to meet all occupational health and fitness standards to remain in service until at least the State pension age of 66. [72649/26]
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15 October 2026
Fire Service
514. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason retained and full-time firefighters who continue to pass annual medical and fitness assessments are required to retire upon reaching 62 years of age; whether he will review this policy in light of increased life expectancy and ongoing recruitment and retention difficulties within the fire service; whether consideration is being given to permitting firefighters who continue to meet all occupational health and fitness standards to remain in service until at least the State pension age of 66. [72649/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-10-15/514/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-10-15/pq_514
- ireland · q-2026-10-15-pq_514 · source updated 15 October 2026