Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 April 2011
172 Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Education and Skills the mechanism used to add persons to membership of school boards of management and the mechanisms available to remove members from boards of management. [7472/11]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn accordance with section 14 of the Education Act 1998 it is the duty of the patron of a recognised school to appoint, where practicable, a board of management.
The composition of a board of management is based on centrally agreed arrangements between the relevant stakeholders and the agreed compositions differ between the various education sectors.
Under section 16 of the Act and subject to the consent of the Minister, the patron may for good and valid reasons, stated in writing to a member of a board of management, remove that member from that office. Where a patron proposes to remove a member of a board of management, he/she must adhere to the procedures under section 16 which require, inter alia, that a period of one month's notice is given to allow for representations to be made to the patron by or on behalf of the board member concerned.
