Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Why is it taking so long? These vacancies came up at the end of last year or early this year. We are now into the middle of the year. The Minister has suggested that they are just about to be posted. Can she give us a timeline for how long it will take to fill these vacancies? The difficulties which have beset the board of the museum have been debated in this House on a number of occasions. I refer, for example, to staff issues like the level of unhappiness among those who work at the museum. Can the Minister say how long this procedure is likely to take? Does she have a timeline? If one of our major institutions were to have insufficient representation on its board, it would imply that there is a significant weakness in the organisation. Is the Minister going to prioritise this matter? Can she tell us whether it will take another month, two months or three months? Can she give us a timeline?

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