I propose to take Questions Nos. 89 and 90 together.
The Education and Training Boards Bill was published on 5 October 2012 and completed Second Stage in Dáil Éireann on 17 October 2012. Following completion of the Second Stage, the Bill has been referred to the Select Sub-committee on Education and Skills.
An order cannot be made in respect of any provision in the Bill until the Bill is enacted and the relevant provision is commenced. Consequently, no order has been made in relation to the composition of the Boards. In relation to the allocation of the 10 local authority members, where more than one local authority will fall within the Education and Training Board area, it is considered that population, based on the most recent census, is the most appropriate and fair way to devise the proportions in which each local authority will be represented on the new bodies.