Workers will have to pay more a year in PRSI to continue working beyond age of 66

Colum Walsh, principal officer at the Department of Social Protection, Ciarán Lawler, Assistant secretary at the Department of Social Protection, and Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys are pictured as Humphries launches  reforms to the State Pension system. Picture: Maxwells 

Workers will have to pay between €1,200 and €2,000 more a year in PRSI to allow them continuing working beyond the age of 66.

The Cabinet has signed off on its major pension reform plan, which will see the retirement age staying at 66, but allowing people to continue to work if they choose.