Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 June 2017
79. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the appointment of a CEO to the City of Dublin Education Board in view of the controversy regarding the appointment of a person (details supplied) to the Court of Appeal; the steps he will take to ensure that all public appointments are made on the basis of open competition in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29317/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Chief Executive (CE) post in City of Dublin ETB was filled in March 2016 in accordance with the agreed redeployment arrangements for the ETB sector.
In 2013, through a series of decisions the then Government decided to reduce 33 Vocational Education Committees (VECs) to 16 new entities, to be known as Education and Training Boards (ETBs) and to establish a new body to be known as SOLAS to replace FÁS. In order to address the redeployment of permanently appointed Chief Executive Officers of the former VECs, redeployment arrangements were agreed with SIPTU in the context of the Croke Park Agreement.
Under these agreed arrangements, permanent vacancies arising for CE of an Education and Training Board are subject to the application of these redeployment arrangements before open recruitment via the Public Appointments Service can be considered.
