Appointment of NCAD director
The Minister said the director would be appointed under the 1971 Act and that the vacancy had been widely advertised. Asked whether the interview board would assess applicants independently, he cited its statutory status but did not directly answer the concern.
asked the Minister for Education the procedure to be used for selecting the next director of the National College of Art and Design, Dublin; if he is satisfied that there will be wide publicity given to the existence of the vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Comment on this
: The appointment of the next Director of the National College of Art and Design will be made in accordance with the terms of Section 17 of the National College of Art and Design Act, 1971.
The vacancy has been advertised in the following papers: The Irish Press, The Irish Independent, The Irish Times, The Cork Examiner, The Belfast Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times Higher Education Supplement. Consequently, I am satisfied that wide publicity has been given to the existence of the vacancy and have no further statement to make on the matter.
Comment on this
: Is the Minister satisfied that the interview board will be so constructed as to allow of fairly independent assessment of the applicants and a fairly independent attitude in relation to appointments?
Comment on this
: As the Deputy knows, the board is a statutory body and is bound by the statute which set it up.