National Council For Educational Awards Act, 1979

Officers and servants.

11.—(1) The Council may appoint such and so many persons to be its officers (in addition to the Director) and servants as, subject to the approval of the Minister given with the concurrence of the Minister for the Public Service, it from time to time thinks proper.

(2) An officer (including the Director) or servant of the Council shall hold his office or employment on such terms and conditions as the Council, subject to the approval of the Minister given with the concurrence of the Minister for the Public Service, may from time to time determine.

(3) The Council may not remove or suspend any of its officers (including the Director) from office save with the consent of the Minister.

(4) Subject to subsection (5) of this section, there shall be paid by the Council to its officers (including the Director) and servants such remuneration and allowances as the Council, with the approval of the Minister given with the concurrence of the Minister for the Public Service, may from time to time determine.

(5) Where a person who is an officer (including the Director) or servant of the Council is nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann or for election to either House of the Oireachtas, he 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—

(a) in case he is nominated as a member of Seanad Éireann, in respect of the period commencing on his acceptance of the nomination and ending when he ceases to be a member of that House,

(b) in case he is nominated for election to either such House, in respect of the period commencing on his nomination and ending when he ceases to be a member of that House or fails to be elected or withdraws his candidature, as may be appropriate,

and in addition to the foregoing he shall not be entitled to reckon the whole or any part of such period for any benefits payable under any scheme under section 14 of this Act.

(6) A person who is for the time being entitled under the Standing Orders of either House of the Oireachtas to sit therein shall, while so entitled, be disqualified from becoming an officer (including the Director) or servant of the Council.