Restore retirement at 65

Headline figure

Restoring State Pension at 65 (with transition payment scrapped) ~€440m/yr.

Attribution & links

Origin

Manifesto

Owner

Sinn Féin

Policy area

Social Protection

Underwrites commitment

Restore the right to retire on the State pension at 65

First stated

2024-11-19

Last reviewed

2026-05-23

Verification

Cross-checked against the source document. Quote captured verbatim where the figure is directly stated; gaps and mismatches are noted honestly.

Verified against Sinn Féin GE2024 Manifesto - Am don Athrú, p.135: "In government, Sinn Féin would restore the right to retire at 65 by re-introducing the state pension at 65."

Evidence & sources

Every euro figure above ultimately traces back to the source document below.