Written answers

Tuesday, 4 April 2017

Department of Education and Skills

Institutes of Technology

Photo of Lisa ChambersLisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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288. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology plans to advertise and hold an open competition to fill the position of campus director for the Mayo campus (details supplied). [16779/17]

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289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the name of the person appointed by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions to the governing body of the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, as is required by section 5(4)(b) of the Regional Technical Colleges (Amendment) Act 1999. [16780/17]

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290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will invite a nomination from an organisation (details supplied) to nominate a representative to the governing body of the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology as provided for under section 5 (4)(c) of the Regional Technical Colleges (Amendment) Act 1999. [16781/17]

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291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will appoint an additional representative from Mayo Sligo Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB) to the governing body of the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) under section 5 (4) (a) and section 14 of the Regional Technical Colleges (Amendment) Act 1999 (details supplied). [16782/17]

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292. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the length of time each member of the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology governing body has held office; and the date each member of the governing body took up office. [16783/17]

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The members to the Governing Body of the Institutes of Technology are appointed under Section 4 of the Regional Technical Colleges (Amendment) Act 1994.  While the legislation provides for me in my capacity as Minister to appoint members of the Governing Body, I as Minister, have no power to nominate the members to be appointed.  That onus is on the relevant Education and Training Boards to ensure that requirements under the Act are met with regard to the nominations. The legal requirements with regard to the Galway Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) board, as set out in the legislation, were checked by my Department and are in order.

The details of the dates of office of all the members of the Governing Body of GMIT are set out in the attached table, including the person appointed by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.

The position with regard to the Campus Director for the Mayo Campus of GMIT is that, as the Deputy will be aware, since the introduction of the moratorium on public sector recruitment, an Employment Control Framework (ECF) has been in place for the higher education sector which provides institutions with considerable flexibility to fill vacancies, through recruitment or promotions on the basis of meeting an overall ceiling of posts. Higher education institutions are autonomous bodies and are responsible for their own day to day affairs, including the allocation of all of its income (both public and private) and for the management of its staffing compliment.

GOVERNING BODY
Chairperson:Term of Office/End date of Term.
Cormac Mac Donncha29.03.2017 - 28.03.2022
President:
Dr. Fergal Barry2015 - 2020
Six appointed under Section 4(1)( a ) and ( b )
Mr. David LeahyGRETB01.04.2015 - 31.03.2020
Cllr. Niall McNelisGRETB01.04.2015 - 31.03.2020
Cllr. Michael Moegie MaherGRETB01.04.2015 - 31.03.2020
Cllr. Karey McHughGRETB01.04.2015 - 31.03.2020
Mr. Shaun PurcellMSLETB24.02.2017 - 31.03.2020
Cllr. Mary HowardLCETB01.04.2015 - 31.03.2020
Two appointed under Section 4(1)( c )
Ms. Mary RogersAcademic Staff Rep.01.04.2015 - 31.03.2020
Mr. Gareth RoeAcademic Staff Rep.01.04.2015 - 31.03.2020
One appointed under Section 4(1)( d )
Mr. Michael GeogheganNon-academic Staff Rep.01.04.2015 - 31.03.2020
Two appointed under Section 4(1) ( e )
Mr. Mark O'BrienStudent Representative01.07.2016 - 30.06.2017
Ms. Amy KellyStudent Representative01.07.2016 - 30.06.2017
One appointed under Section 4(1)( f )
Mr. Joe CunninghamICTU01.04.2015 - 31.03.2020
Five appointed under Section 4(1) (g )
Ms. Celestine RowlandIBEC01.04.2015 - 31.03.2020
Mr. Declan GibbonsGalway Film Centre01.04.2015 - 31.03.2020
Ms. Máire Ni ChionnaEngineers Ireland01.04.2015 - 31.03.2020
Ms. Siobhán BurkeIrish Hotels Federation01.04.2015 - 31.03.2020
Ms. Hannah KielyGalway Chamber of Commerce01.04.2015 - 31.03.2020
* denotes female member of Governing Body

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