Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

1464. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the boards under the remit of her Department on which there are vacancies; when the vacancies first arose; the status of the procedure to fill the vacancies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36843/18]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

The table below gives details of current vacancies on the State boards under the remit of my Department.

A process is currently underway with the Public Appointments Service (PAS) to fill vacancies on the Board of the National Museum of Ireland: the closing date for expressions of interest was 8th August 2018 and I anticipate that I will receive a shortlist of the names of suitably qualified candidates shortly.One of the vacancies on the Board of the National Museum is reserved for a representative from the staff of the Museum: a process in relation to filling this vacancy, as set out in Section 19 of the National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997, is also currently underway.

A PAS process to identify a person for appointment to the Board of the Crawford Art Gallery is pending.

With regard to the vacancies on the Board of Foras na Gaeilge: appointments to boards of North/South bodies are made by the North South Ministerial Council, on the basis of 50:50 nominations from each jurisdiction. the current vacancies on the board are in respect of Northern nominations.