Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 January 2018
267. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names of all persons approached to be appointed to the board of the Road Safety Authority of Ireland; and the persons who declined the offer. [2443/18]
View answer268. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria for appointment to the board of the Road Safety Authority of Ireland. [2445/18]
View answer269. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names of persons who expressed an interest in being appointed to the board of the Road Safety Authority of Ireland; and the specialist knowledge of each in relation to road safety. [2446/18]
View answer270. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the names of the members of the board of the Road Safety Authority of Ireland; and the specialist knowledge of each in relation to road safety issues. [2447/18]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 267 to 270, inclusive, together.
As per section 14 of the Road Safety Authority Act 2006, members of the board of the Road Safety Authority (RSA) are appointed by me as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport. Individual persons are not approached to be appointed. Appointments to state boards, including the RSA, are processed through StateBoards.ie and the Public Appointments Service.
Since 2014, all appointments for State boards are advertised openly on the State Boards portal www.stateboards.ie operated by the PAS. The appointments meet specific and detailed criteria determined by the relevant Minister as necessary for the effective performance of the relevant role, and are processed by way of a transparent assessment system designed and implemented by PAS.
It is not customary to release the details of unsuccessful candidates and I do not consider it appropriate to do so.
Details of the current members of the RSA Board and a short biography of each member are available on the RSA website at www.rsa.ie/en/Utility/About-Us/Meet-the-board.
