Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 July 2026
78. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to commit to preparing legislation to not automatically exclude members of local authorities from consideration for appointment to State boards; and to set out the reasons such persons would be excluded. [52867/26]
View answerAs Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment, I am responsible for appointments to the boards of relevant bodies under the aegis of my Department.
All appointments are made in accordance with the requirements of the governing legislation of the State Body, which may or may not have specific provisions around who can be appointed to State Boards, together with the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards available on the Publicjobs.ie website.
The Public Appointments Service (PAS) has responsibility for managing an open, accessible and transparent system to support Ministers in making State board appointments and it is open to the public to apply for positions as advertised on the Stateboards.ie website.
