Heritage Act, 1995
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Staff of Council. |
18.—(1) The Council shall employ its own staff (an adequate number of whom should be competent in the Irish language so as to provide service through Irish as well as English) subject to such terms and conditions, including those relating to remuneration and superannuation, as it may, with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, determine. | |
(2) The grades of the staff of the Council, and the number of staff in each grade, shall be determined by the Council with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance. | ||
(3) The Council may employ consultants or advisers on contracts for services as it considers necessary for the proper discharge of its functions. | ||
(4) Where a member of the staff of the Council is nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann or the European Parliament, or for election to either House of the Oireachtas or the European Parliament, such member shall stand seconded from employment by the Council and shall not be paid by or be entitled to receive from the Council any remuneration or allowances in respect of the following periods: | ||
(a) where such member of staff is nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, the period commencing on acceptance of the nomination and ending on cessation of membership of Seanad Éireann; | ||
(b) where such member of staff is nominated for election to either House of the Oireachtas, the period commencing on nomination and ending on— | ||
(i) withdrawal of the member's candidature for such election, | ||
(ii) the member's failure to be elected to such House, or | ||
(iii) cessation of membership of such House, | ||
as may be appropriate; | ||
(c) where such member of staff is nominated as a member of the European Parliament, the period commencing on acceptance of the nomination and ending on cessation of membership of that Parliament; | ||
(d) where such member of staff is nominated for election to the European Parliament, the period commencing on nomination and ending on— | ||
(i) withdrawal of the member's candidature for such election, | ||
(ii) the member's failure to be elected to that Parliament, or | ||
(iii) cessation of membership of that Parliament, | ||
as may be appropriate. | ||
(5) A person who is for the time being entitled under the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann or Seanad Éireann to sit in either one of those Houses or is a member of the European Parliament shall, while so entitled or being such a member, be disqualified from becoming a member of the staff of the Council. | ||
(6) The Civil Service Regulation Act, 1956 , shall not apply in relation to an appointment or engagement under this section. |