Peadar Clohessy
Ceist:238 Mr. Clohessy asked the Minister for the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the recent Lassen report which states that Ireland has 132 offshore multipurpose vessels greater than 20 metres with an average age of 20 years; and if he will confirm the veracity or otherwise of this statement in view of recent media reports that have stated that the average age of this group of vessels was more than 30 years. [14719/96]