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Appointments to State Boards

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 June 2018

Thursday, 21 June 2018

Questions (88)

Mary Butler

Question:

88. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the grievance mechanisms in place if a person is of the view that they have been wrongly excluded from being appointed by the Public Appointments Service to the board of the DAA. [27292/18]

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The Public Appointments Service (PAS) conducts the state boards appointments process in accordance with the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards.  All campaigns are openly advertised on Stateboards.ie for a minimum of 3 weeks. 

PAS convenes an Assessment Panel to review the applications and select suitable candidates for submission to the relevant Department for consideration by the Minister.  Assessment Panels to date have involved people from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience. The Panel seeks to ensure  that lists provided to Ministers contain a sufficient number of suitable candidates to allow the Minister to exercise appropriate choice in his or her decision-making.  Any listed candidates must meet the relevant criteria agreed for the Board role.   

Once advised of the Minister’s decision, PAS issues all candidates with the result of their application.  Under the Guidelines there is no provision for a grievance process for state board appointments. However, feedback is available to candidates on request. 

I am pleased that positive feedback has been received on the efficiency and effectiveness of the specification and assessment process from Government Departments. In particular, there is widespread general satisfaction with the quality and calibre of the names proffered by PAS for consideration for appointment.

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