Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 February 2017
220. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the Irish Greyhound Board will advertise for a new CEO; the procedure that will be used to fill the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8935/17]
View answerBord na gCon is a commercial state body, established in 1958, under the Greyhound Industry Act 1958, chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. Bord na gCon is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Bord na gCon has informed me that they posted an e-tender to secure the services of an executive search and selection company to advise it on the appointment of a new CEO. Once the executive search and selection company has been appointed the position will be advertised, interviews held and the appointment of a new CEO will be made, subject to the approval of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.
