David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 235: To ask the Minister for Finance if an upper age limit applies regarding membership of State boards under his aegis; if so, the reason for the age limit; his plans to remove same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42081/06]

Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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Government approved guidelines are in place in relation to appointments to boards of commercial State-sponsored bodies. These guidelines cover competence of appointees, gender balance etc. While an age limit of 70 years as the normal upper age limit for persons to be appointed to boards of State-sponsored bodies was established many years ago, my understanding is that an upper age limit is not generally applied to the appointment of members of State Boards, including to Boards under the aegis of my Department.