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Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Department of Education and Skills

Further and Higher Education

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Photo of Paul KehoePaul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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631. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether a local public representative would be precluded from applying to the Board of Skillnet; if so, the reason for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44709/23]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Skillnet Ireland is a Company Limited by Guarantee. Article 26 of Skillnet Ireland’s Articles of Association provide for its Board of Directors to comprise 13 members including:

  • One nominee of IBEC who will act as the chairperson.
  • Six employer/business representatives comprising:
    • three nominees from IBEC;
    • one nominee from the Small Firms Association;
    • one nominee from the Construction Industry Federation;
    • one nominee from Chambers Ireland
  • Three employee representatives from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
  • Three representatives nominated by the Minister.
Having recently re-nominated two serving Directors for a period of two years, I have invited Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified and experienced persons. The information booklet for the EOI process notes that a Skillnet Ireland Board member will cease to be a member of the Board if he or she is nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, is elected as a member of either House of the Oireachtas or as a representative in the European Parliament, elected to the European Parliament, or becomes a member of a local authority. Accordingly, a local authority representative would be precluded from applying for nomination to the Board of Skillnet Ireland. While this approach is consistent with some other State Boards, I have asked my officials to explore the question of local authority members’ potential membership with the Board of Skillnet Ireland.

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