International Protection Act 2026
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Membership of Advisory Board | ||
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266. (1) The Advisory Board shall consist of a chairperson and ex officio members specified in subsection (2). | ||
(2) Each of the following shall, ex officio, be a member of the Board (in this section referred to as an “ex officio member of the Board”): | ||
(a) the Ombudsman; | ||
(b) the Ombudsman for Children; | ||
(c) the Chairperson of the Child and Family Agency; | ||
(d) the Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission; | ||
(e) the representative for Ireland of the High Commissioner; | ||
(f) the Chairperson of, or the person holding a corresponding office in, the monitoring body, within the meaning of Part 4 . | ||
(3) An ex officio member of the Board may nominate, in writing, another official from his or her organisation to perform the functions of such ex officio member. | ||
(4) The Minister shall appoint a chairperson of the Advisory Board from amongst one of the ex officio members of the Board. | ||
(5) The Minister may, before the coming into operation of this section, designate a person to be appointed as the first chairperson of the Advisory Board. | ||
(6) A member of the Advisory Board nominated under subsection (3) shall hold office for the period of 5 years from the date of his or her appointment. | ||
(7) A member of the Advisory Board nominated under subsection (3) whose term of office as a member of the Advisory Board expires shall be eligible for reappointment to the Advisory Board. | ||
(8) A person who is reappointed to the Advisory Board in accordance with subsection (6) shall not hold office for periods the aggregate of which exceeds 10 years. | ||
(9) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, determine the remuneration and expenses, if any, payable to a member of the Advisory Board under this section. |