New guidelines for state board appointments
by Niall Shanahan
The Government has launched new guidelines governing appointments to state boards. The launch included a new dedicated website to advertise vacant board positions, facilitate applications for the posts, and allow members of the public to register to receive email alerts when vacancies are published.
Launching the new guidelines last week (Thursday 5th February) the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin TD, said “It’s certainly a sea change in the way people are appointed to state boards. It takes the randomness out of it, professionalises it and makes it much more open.”
In September 2014, the Government announced that appointments to state boards should be made following an open and transparent process.
Vacancies on state boards will be required to be advertised publicly and all expressions of interest will be assessed by the independent Public Appointments Service (PAS).
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