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Membership of youth work committee.
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18.—(1) The number of members of a youth work committee shall be not less than 10 and not more than 20 and an education board shall, in appointing members to a youth work committee, appoint one-half of such membership in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) and one-half in accordance with paragraph (c) of subsection (2).
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(2) An education board shall appoint—
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(a) at least one member of such education board,
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(b) at least one person nominated by each of the following—
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(i) An Foras Áiseanna Saothair,
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(ii) the health board or health boards, as may be prescribed, for the education region concerned, and
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(iii) the Juvenile Liaison Service of the Garda Síochána in the education region concerned, and
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(c) persons nominated by such Voluntary Youth Council or Voluntary Youth Councils as may be prescribed in relation to that education board,
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to the youth work committee in accordance with subsection (1).
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(3) In making appointments to the youth work committee an education board shall ensure an appropriate gender balance, as determined by the Minister from time to time, among the membership thereof.
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(4) In order to achieve the gender balance required by subsection (3), the persons and bodies specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (2) shall, in nominating candidates for appointment under this section, make such nominations in accordance with such gender balance.
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(5) The Minister may issue directions to an education board and a youth work committee in relation to the administration of the youth work committee and the education board and youth work committee concerned shall comply with any such directions.
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