Written answers

Tuesday, 25 November 2025

Department of Education and Skills

Departmental Staff

Photo of Pádraig O'SullivanPádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North-Central, Fianna Fail)
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964. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of former secretary general’s, retired civil servants, directors of service, retired city/county managers or those of a similar grade in his Department that have subsequently served on State boards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66007/25]

Photo of James LawlessJames Lawless (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. My Department does not hold any records of board membership prior to its establishment in July 2020.

The current membership of boards under my Department's remit can be found here: membership.stateboards.ie/en/department/Department%20of%20Further%20and%20Higher%20Education,%20Research,%20Innovation%20and%20Science/.

Board Name Number of former Secretary General’s, retired civil servants or those of a similar grade
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies Council 1
Grangegorman Development Agency 0
Higher Education Authority 1
Léargas – The Exchange Bureau 0
Quality and Qualifications Ireland 0
SOLAS 2
Skillnet 0
Student Grants Appeals Board 2
Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland 0

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