Batt O'Keeffe
Question:81 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform his views on the EU policy which bans the recruitment of persons more than 35 years of age. [11230/96]
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81 Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Equality and Law Reform his views on the EU policy which bans the recruitment of persons more than 35 years of age. [11230/96]
I am not aware of a general EU policy banning the recruitment of persons of more than 35 years of age, although I understand that the European Commission operates an age limit of 35 for basic recruitment grades with derogations in certain circumstances. The practices of the various institutions of the EU in relation to conditions of recruitment are primarily matters for the institutions concerned.