In accordance with the provisions of the Education Act 1998, the appointment of a Board of Management of a school is a matter for the relevant school patron.
Section 16 of the Education Act provides that where a patron is satisfied that the functions of a Board are not being effectively discharged, the patron may, subject to the consent of the Minister and following issuing a notice of the proposed dissolution to board members and consideration of any representations received, dissolve the board of management and, subject to the approval of the Minister, appoint any person or body of persons as the patron thinks fit to perform the functions of the board.
For the period from December 2015 to date in 2017 I have approved the dissolution of boards of management at the request of a patron on two occasions.