Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 May 2018
38. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of vacancies on the board of the National Museum of Ireland; when she plans to fill these vacancies; the process by which the vacancies will be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19978/18]
View answerSection 19(1) of the National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997 (the 1997 Act) provides that the Board of the National Museum of Ireland shall consist of a chairperson and not less than 13 or more than 15 ordinary members.
There are currently three vacancies, one of which is to be filled by a staff representative, on the Board of the National Museum of Ireland.
Officials in my Department are working with the National Museum of Ireland to fill these vacancies which includes the preparation of the appropriate call for expressions of interest to serve on the Board which will be advertised on www.StateBoards.ie. The posts will be advertised in the coming weeks. A panel will then be convened to review the applications received and a short list of names will be submitted to me for final selection and appointment.
The procedure for the filling of the staff representative vacancy is set out in the 1997 Act.
