Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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344. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of professional archaeologists currently in the employ of the National Museum of Ireland. [26022/23]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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346. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of professional historians currently in the employ of the National Museum of Ireland. [26028/23]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 344 and 346 together.

I am advised that the information sought by the Deputy is an operational matter for the National Museum of Ireland and is not something for which I have direct, day-to-day responsibility for. The National Museum publishes a staff directory as part of its Annual Report which is available on its website at the following address: www.museum.ie/en-IE/About/Corporate-Information/Annual-Reports, as well as being laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas.

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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345. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of professional archaeologists currently on the board of the National Museum of Ireland.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26023/23]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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347. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of professional historians currently on the board of the National Museum of Ireland. [26029/23]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 345 and 347 together.

Appointments to the Board of the National Museum are made in accordance with Section 19 of the National Cultural Institutions Act 1997 and are made following a competitive process run by the Public Appointments Service, unless otherwise provided for by Section 19. It should be noted that in making appointments to the Board, it is important to consider the broad range of skills required, including experience in corporate governance, finance, legal, sustainability as well as skills relevant to the functions of the museum.Biographies for each of the board members is published on the National Museum of Ireland’s website at the following address:www.museum.ie/en-IE/About/Board-Director.