Donna McGettigan (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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497. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when it is expected that a new permanent chief executive officer for the National Transport Authority will be appointed. [42801/25]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal East, Fianna Fail)
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Under Section 19 (3) (a) of the Dublin Transport Authority Act 2008, the CEO of the National Transport Authority (NTA), a non-commercial State agency under my remit, is appointed by the Authority in accordance with procedures determined by the Authority with the consent of the Minister for Transport.

Following consultation with my Department, the NTA undertook an open recruitment campaign, externally facilitated by a professional executive search consultancy firm to select a CEO. In keeping with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016, the terms of appointment were agreed with my Department and sanctioned by the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation.

The selection process for a CEO is at an advanced stage and once finalised an announcement is expected over the coming weeks.