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Oireachtas has ‘head in the sand’: Readers share views on pension age
A decision on the issue of the State pension age is expected to be made by the Government by the age of March. The Oireachtas committee examining the recommendations of the Pensions Commission has said the qualifying age should not rise beyond 66. It also said mandatory retirement ages from work should be banned by…
Cost of running Oireachtas to hit almost €161m next year
It will cost nearly €161m to run Dáil and Seanad next year, figures obtained by Newstalk show. This is a 15% increase on 2021 - and includes salaries of over €21m for TDs and Senators. This year the cost of running the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, which operates the Dáil and Seanad, is likely…