Common use of Members of the Authority Clause in Contracts

Members of the Authority. The Authority members are appointed by the Government following selection processes run by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) on the invitation of Government. The Act provides for the Authority to have a total of nine members – a Chairperson and eight ordinary members. The Act further provides that in recommending persons to the Government as suitable for appointment to the Authority, PAS shall have regard to the desirability of members possessing appropriate knowledge and experience of the following:  Policing matters  Human rights and equality matters  Public sector administration  Board management and corporate governance  Work undertaken by voluntary groups with local communities, in particular work to promote safety in the community, prevent crime or promote awareness of other issues that are relevant to policing services. Members of either House of the Oireachtas, MEPs, members of Local Authorities, serving members or staff of the Garda Síochána, and members of GSOC or the Garda Inspectorate are not eligible to be members of the Authority. A member of the Authority may only be removed by the Government on grounds specified in the Act and on foot of a statutory process that includes the passing in both Houses of the Oireachtas of a resolution calling for the member’s removal.

Members of the Authority. The Authority members are appointed by the Government following selection processes run by the Public Appointments Service (PAS) on the invitation of Government. The Act provides for the Authority to have a total of nine members – a Chairperson and eight ordinary members. The Act further provides that in recommending persons to the Government as suitable for appointment to the Authority, PAS shall have regard to the desirability of members possessing appropriate knowledge and experience of the following:  • Policing matters  • Human rights and equality matters  • Public sector administration  • Board management and corporate governance  • Work undertaken by voluntary groups with local communities, in particular work to promote safety in the community, prevent crime or promote awareness of other issues that are relevant to policing services. Members of either House of the Oireachtas, MEPs, members of Local Authorities, serving members or staff of the An Garda Síochána, and members of GSOC or the Garda Inspectorate are not eligible to be members of the Authority. A member of the Authority may only be removed by the Government on grounds specified in the Act and on foot of a statutory process that includes the passing in both Houses of the Oireachtas of a resolution calling for the member’s removal.