National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997

Membership of Boards.

19.—(1) The Board of the Museum shall consist of a chairperson and not less than 13 or more than 15 ordinary members who shall be appointed to be members of the Board of the Museum by the Minister.

(2) The Board of the Library shall consist of a chairperson and not less than 9 or more than 11 ordinary members who shall be appointed to be members of the Board of the Library by the Minister.

(3) Of the members of the Board of the Museum—

(a) 1 shall be appointed in accordance with subsection (5),

(b) 1 shall be appointed in accordance with subsection (6),

(c) 2 shall be appointed in accordance with subsection (7), and

(d) not less than 6 shall be women and not less than 6 shall be men.

(4) Of the members of the Board of the Library—

(a) 1 shall be appointed in accordance with subsection (8),

(b) 2 shall be appointed in accordance with subsection (9), and

(c) not less than 4 shall be women and not less than 4 shall be men.

(5) The person appointed to be a member of the Board of the Museum under subsection (3)(a) shall be selected by the Minister from a panel of not less than 2 persons who shall be nominated and, whose names shall, whenever so requested by the Minister, be submitted to him or her by the Royal Dublin Society.

(6) (a) The person appointed to be a member of the Board of the Museum by the Minister under subsection (3)(b) shall be selected by the Minister from a panel of not less than 4 persons (of whom not less than 2 shall be women and not less than 2 shall be men) who shall be nominated and, whose names shall, whenever so requested by the Minister, be submitted to him or her by the members of staff of the Board.

(b) The persons nominated by the members of the staff of the Board under paragraph (a) shall be such persons as are selected by those members in such manner as may be determined by the Minister after consultation with those members.

(7) Each person appointed to be a member of the Board of the Museum under subsection (3) (c) shall be selected by the Minister from a panel of not less than 4 persons who shall be nominated and, whose names shall, whenever so requested by the Minister, be submitted to him or her by the Royal Irish Academy.

(8) (a) The person appointed to be a member of the Board of the Library under subsection (4)(a) shall be selected by the Minister from a panel of not less than 4 persons (of whom not less than 2 shall be women and not less than 2 shall be men) who shall be nominated and, whose names shall, whenever so requested by the Minister, be submitted to him or her by the members of staff of the Board.

(b) The persons nominated by the members of the staff of the Board under paragraph (a) shall be such persons as are selected by those members in such manner as may be determined by the Minister after consultation with those members.

(9) Each person appointed to be a member of the Board of the Library under subsection (4) (b) shall be selected from a panel of not less than 4 persons who shall be nominated and, whose names shall, whenever so requested by the Minister, be submitted to him or her by the Royal Dublin Society.

(10) In the selection of persons for appointment to membership of a Board regard shall be had to the person's attainments or interest in or his or her knowledge of art, craft design, librarianship, museum curatorship, genealogy, education, management and administration, industrial relations, sales and marketing, or his or her competence otherwise to assist the Board in the performance of its functions.