Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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136. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the timeframe for the announcement of the new board members of the National Disability Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58304/22]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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Earlier this year, a competitive process was launched through the Public Appointments Service for the appointment of a new Chairperson and new ordinary members of the Board ('the Authority') of the National Disability Authority (NDA).

The selection process for the Chair of the NDA Board concluded on 30 September 2022 and the successful appointee has been notified and has accepted the appointment.

The selection process to appoint ordinary members of the NDA Board is being concluded. I have made a determination on the appropriate appointments based on the outcome of an independent process conducted by State Boards and the appropriate correspondence to applicants is being issued at the moment.

Thereafter, the names of those who have been appointed to the NDA Board will be published on the State Boards website and subsequently on the NDA's website.

The duration of each Board appointment is four years. The first meeting of the new NDA Authority is planned for the 29th of November 2022.