David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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Question 337: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if an upper age limit applies regarding membership of State boards under her aegis; if so, the reason for the age limit; her plans to remove same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42083/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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In 1973 the Government established 70 years of age as the normal upper age limit for persons to be appointed to the boards of all state sponsored bodies. I have no plans for proposing any changes to that decision in respect of state boards under my aegis.