Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 May 2023
438. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the reason the director of the Irish Film Classification Office has been appointed on an acting basis for much of the past decade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21207/23]
View answerI am pleased to inform the Deputy that on March 6, 2023, Dr. Ciarán Kissane was appointed as the new Director of Film Classification in the Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO). Dr. Kissane’s appointment followed an open competition run by the Public Appointments Service.
Dr Kissane replaces Mr George Sinclair who was appointed in an acting capacity as Director of IFCO from February 4, 2022 until March 5, 2023 following the cessation of the previous Director, Mr. Gerard Connolly's term, and pending the conclusion of the Public Appointments Service open competition.
Mr Gerard Connolly had earlier been acting Director from December 2009 to May 2016, at which point he was made Director of IFCO. This was due to the general restrictions on recruitment as part of the Government's measures to manage the public finances at that time.
