Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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270. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if all vacancies (details supplied) are advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19813/21]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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271. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if any person can apply for a position (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19868/21]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 and 271 together. I propose to take Questions Nos. 270and 271 together.

Appointments to State Boards are made in compliance with the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boardsand the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies.

The Guidelines are available on the State Boards website www.stateboards.ie

Broad and open access to potential participation on State Boards is a fundamental principle of the approach set out in the Guidelines. Applications are welcome from people who believe they have the relevant skills and experience to join a State Board, barring any disqualifications that may apply under legislative provision. 

All State Board vacancies under my Department’s remit are advertised on the State Boards website, unless there is a specific mechanism for filling the vacancy laid down in legislation, such as the appointment of worker directors or nomination by a third party organisation. This is provided for in Section 9 of the current Guidelines.