Michael Ring
Question:193. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if any person can apply for a position (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19867/21]
View answerWednesday, 21 April 2021
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The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform published guidelines on appointments to State Boards in November 2014. My Department operates in accordance with these guidelines in filling vacancies on State Boards under our remit. Under these guidelines, State Board vacancies are advertised by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) on the stateboards.ie website. Each Board vacancy is advertised with the criteria, qualifications and experience required for the position available, to ensure that all Boards hold an appropriate mix of experience, knowledge and skills to successfully oversee the performance of the Board’s functions. Attention is paid to promoting gender balance on the composition of boards. Board positions are open to the public to apply.
Recent campaigns run by PAS for this Department have resulted in significant numbers of applications with strong competition for positions on Boards.