Taoiseach: Pension age to remain at 66 but workers can't be forced to retire

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the 'idea of retiring at 66 has to go'. Picture: Brian Lawless

The pension age will not go beyond 66 and companies will be banned from forcing retirement, the Government has said.

A comprehensive pensions strategy will be announced by Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys in the coming weeks, but Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed that the broad outline of the deal has been already been finalised by coalition leaders.