Governing Body
The current Governing Body was appointed as per the Regional Technical Colleges Act 1992, Section 6(1): ‘There shall be a governing body of the college and the governing body, save as otherwise stated by this Act, shall perform the functions conferred on the college by this Act.’.
The term of office of the current Governing Body is 1st April, 2011 to 31st March, 2016.
Rónán Ó Muirthile |
Chairperson |
Dr Annie Doona |
President |
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Nominated By |
Cllr. Niamh Bhreathnach |
Dun Laoghaire VEC |
Cllr Stephen Fitzpatrick |
Dun Laoghaire VEC |
Cllr Donal Marren |
Dun Laoghaire VEC |
Tom Taylor |
Dun Laoghaire VEC |
Dr Tim Jackson |
County Dublin VEC |
Eleanor Roche |
County Wicklow VEC |
Pearse Connolly |
ICTU |
Siobhan Bourke |
Irish Film Board |
Clodagh Whelan |
Enterprise Ireland |
Eavann Murphy |
Vodafone Ireland |
Cormac Shaw |
Southside Partnership |
Cliodhna Shaffrey |
The Arts Council |
Barry Dignam |
Staff Member (Academic) |
Dióg O’Connell |
Staff Member (Academic) |
Derek Larkin |
Staff Member |
David Edwards |
Student Member |
Lisa Murphy |
Student Member |
Section 6(4)(a) of the Act states that ‘six persons of whom at least three shall be members of a local authority shall, subject to paragraph (b), be nominated by the vocational education committee’ (Dun Laoghaire VEC)
Section 6(4)(b) of the Act states that, ‘if the region served by the college includes all or part of the functional area of one or more than one vocational education committee other than the vocational education committee in whose functional area the college is situated, the Minister may direct that one or more, but not more than four in all, of the persons to whom paragraph (a) relates, shall be nominated to the vocational education committee by such of those other committees as the Minister may specify’. (County Dublin VEC, County Wicklow VEC)
Section 6(4)(c) of the Act states that, ‘two persons, being members of the academic staff of the college, shall be elected by that staff in accordance with regulations made by the governing body’.
Section 6(4)(d) of the Act states that, ‘one person, being a member of the staff (other than the academic staff) of the college, shall be elected by that staff in accordance with regulations made by the governing body.’
Section 6(4)(e) of the Act states that, ‘two persons, being registered students of the college, shall be elected by the registered students in accordance with regulations made by the governing body’.
As per Section 6(4)(f), ‘one person shall be nominated by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’.
Section 6(4)(g) of the Act states that, ‘five persons shall be nominated by such organisations as the vocational education committee considers require representation having regard to the particular courses provided by the college, excluding interests otherwise represented on the governing body. Such organisations shall be representative of industry, agriculture, commerce, the professions and other interests as appropriate to the activities of the college’. The Institute’s Academic Council recommended to Dun Laoghaire VEC relevant organisations be represented, and these organisations submitted nominations to the Institute for appointment by the Minister for Education and Science.
