Carol Nolan (Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The chair of the Teaching Council stood down because he felt that this position should have been open to public competition. Surely to God that is a serious enough issue for the Minister to take into consideration. It is also my understanding that several members of the board wanted the appointment to be open to public competition, yet it was not.

I am not aware of any difficulty in terms of the CEO's performance, but the process that was followed was not fair. It does not seem right that such a process was in place and that someone could be reappointed automatically.

Will the Minister investigate this matter and ensure the position is subject to public competition in future? The chair stepped down and several members of the board expressed concerns about this issue.

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