Cavan and Monaghan County Sheriff, Seamus Mallon took the action against the Minister for Justice and Equality and the Attorney General

Maureen Kavanagh said it was a move to bridge the gap that exists between mandatory compulsory retirement faced by many in the private sector and the fact that the State pension commences at 66.

The Government has increased the mandatory retirement age from 60 to 62.

Sinn Féin accused the Government of disrespecting workers by not giving them the option of retiring and claiming the state pension at the age of 65