Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein)
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262. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the post of chairperson for both Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann will be filled. [1887/22]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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Appointments to State Boards are carried out through the Public Appointments Service (PAS) under the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER). 

All State Board appointments made by the Department, including the current live campaign to fill the posts of Chairperson of both Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus, follow the DPER 'Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards' (2014) and DPER's 'Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies' (2016). 

The positions of Chairperson of Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus Board respectively were advertised by the PAS and the closing date for receipt of applications was 9 November last.  There are a number of steps involved in the process of appointing a new Chair. An Assessment Panel has been convened by PAS to consider the applications received, with shortlisting in progress. I hope to be in a position to appoint the new Chairpersons to the Boards of Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus shortly.

In line with normal arrangements for the appointment of Chairs to State Boards, the Chair designates will be required to appear before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications before being formally appointed as Chairperson of Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus respectively.