Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 April 2016
83. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Education and Skills the skills and qualifications of the members of her Department's Higher Education Grant Appeals Board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8603/16]
View answerThe Appeals Board was established under Section 25 of the Student Support Act 2011 and is independent in the performance of its functions. It comprises of a Chairperson and six ordinary members, all appointed in their individual capacities based on their special interest, knowledge and expertise of matters regarding education, administration of schemes of payments and fair procedures.
The membership of the Appeals Board is as follows:
- Ms. Maureen Waldron, Chairperson, former Director of the Department of Social Protection;
- Mr. Pádraic McNamara (vice-Chair), former Chief Executive Officer of the State Examinations Commission;
- Dr. Marie Clarke, Lecturer, School of Education at UCD;
- Ms. Rebecca Murphy, former Student Union Welfare Officer, University College Cork;
- Ms. Eithne Frost, Consultant in the voluntary sector;
- Ms. Brenna Clarke, retired Professor of English at St. Patrick's College of Education;
- Professor Kevin Ryan, former Registrar of the University of Limerick.
Applications are currently being invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons, to fill vacancies on the Student Grants Appeals Board for the 5 year period from September 2016 to September 2021.
More information about the functions of the Board and the type of competencies required of potential Board members, can be found at the following dedicated website: http://www.stateboards.ie/stateboards/campaignAdvert/29754.htm
