Departmental Programmes
Dail Éireann — 2024-04-25
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Heather Humphreys (FG), Cavan-Monaghan

I have spoken to them in my role as Minister for business about how they could contribute.
We should tap into that resource. I know some of those involved well and they have a lot to offer. I agree with the Deputy. We are missing a trick in terms of the valuable resource that we have in our older generation. As he said, we need some way to activate them. I am happy to examine how we can keep them in the workforce, especially given that people are now living longer and are healthier. Why not keep them in the workforce? It is an asset that we should use.

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