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"Mr President, I thank Mr Mann for outlining these very important proposals for us. I think the most important thing in terms of the elderly is that we need to change our attitude to retirement and also to work. There should ideally be gradual retirement and voluntary retirement rather than compulsory retirement. I had a person come to me two weeks ago who said he had retired. I asked if he was 65 and he said ‘No, if I waited till next year, I would
to go. I am going now on my own terms’. If he could have gone on to 67 or 70 he would have done so. I think that is a very important point that we should take on board.
Secondly, I think that young people in particular are disadvantaged, and youth in my country, in Ireland, are the most disadvantaged group ever because now they are landed with the big debt resulting from the banking crisis and, despite being highly educated, they have one choice only, to choose their ticket abroad if they want to work; there are no jobs for them at home.
We need innovation in terms of the way we employ young people. I welcome particularly Mr Mann’s suggestion that if they are out of work for a number of months, at least some work should be given to them. These are very positive proposals and I welcome them."@en1
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