Arts Act 2003
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Staff. |
29.—(1) The Council shall appoint, with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, such and so many persons to be members of the staff of the Council as it may from time to time determine. | |
(2) The terms and conditions of service of a member of the staff of the Council shall, with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, be such as may be determined from time to time by the Council. | ||
(3) There shall be paid by the Council to the members of its staff such remuneration and allowances as, from time to time, the Council, with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, determines. | ||
(4) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Act of 1951 (effected by section 4 ), every person who immediately before the commencement of that section was a member of the staff of the Council shall continue to be a member of the staff of the Council and, save in accordance with a collective agreement negotiated with any recognised trade union or staff association concerned, each such person shall not, after such commencement, be subject to less beneficial conditions of service (including conditions in relation to tenure of office) or of remuneration than the conditions of service (including conditions in relation to tenure of office) or remuneration to which he or she was subject immediately before the said commencement. | ||
(5) The Council shall ensure that such and such number of members of the staff of the Council are sufficiently fluent in both the Irish language and the English language as will enable the Council to perform its functions through the medium of either such language. |