Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 31: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will amend the Harbours Act 1996 through the mechanism of the Merchant Shipping Bill to increase the mandatory retirement age for maritime pilots from 60 to 65; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28408/09]

Noel Dempsey (Meath West, Fianna Fail)
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As I have indicated in both the Committee and Report Stage debates on the Harbours (Amendment) Bill 2008, my officials are examining the issue of section 69 of the Harbours Act 1996 in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General.

It is my intention to introduce such an amendment during the passage of the Merchant Shipping Bill 2009 through the Oireachtas.