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Membership of Board.
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11.—(1) The Board shall consist of at least 8 but not more than 14 members who shall be appointed by the Minister.
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(2) The members of the Board shall be—
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(a) the director general,
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(b) a person nominated by the County and City Managers Association,
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(c) 4 persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, have experience in business, industry, finance or administration relevant to the Board's functions,
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(d) a person nominated by the Minister for the Environment and Local Government who, in the opinion of that Minister, has relevant experience or expertise relating to emergency planning,
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(e) a person nominated by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland,
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(f) a person nominated by the Environmental Protection Agency,
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(g) a member of the Civil Defence Officers Association nominated by it,
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(h) an officer of the Defence Forces nominated by the Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces,
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(i) a member of the Garda Síochána nominated by the Commissioner of the Garda Síochána, and
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(j) subject to subsection (5)—
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(i) a volunteer member of civil defence, and
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(ii) a member of the staff of the Board.
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(3) In making appointments to the Board under this section, the Minister shall ensure that not less than 4 of the members of the Board shall be women and not less than 4 shall be men.
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(4) The Minister shall designate one member of the Board as chairperson.
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(5) In the case of the first Board, the Minister shall appoint the members referred to in subsection (2)(j) and in the case of each subsequent Board those members shall be appointed by the Minister after being elected in accordance with the procedures for election prescribed by the Board, with the consent of the Minister.
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(6) The Board shall prescribe the procedures referred to in subsection (5) and when prescribing those procedures shall—
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(a) specify the class or classes of person entitled—
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(i) to seek election to the Board, and
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(ii) to nominate a candidate for election to the Board or to vote in an election,
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and
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(b) have regard to the desirability of an appropriate gender balance as the Board may determine, from time to time.
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