Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 April 2014
275. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he has set out the statutory instrument or the rules for the nomination and election of members of the education and training boards after the local elections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18060/14]
View answerThe Education and Training Boards Act 2013 provides for the composition of each Education and Training Board (ETB), following the local authority elections in May 2014, as follows: 12 members elected by the relevant local authority/local authorities; 2 members elected by ETB staff; 2 members appointed by the ETB from the nominees of a national association of parents; 5 members appointed by the ETB from bodies specified by the Minister which have a special interest in, or knowledge of education.
The Office of the Parliamentary Council to the Government is currently drafting the required regulations and orders to allow for the formation of the ETBs in accordance with the provisions of the Education and Training Boards Act 2013.
