Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2026-07-09
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Patricia Stephenson (SD), Labour Panel

I move amendment No. 8:
In page 15, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:
“Establishment and membership of Board
12. (1) The Board shall consist of such and so many members (not being more than 11 and less than 7) as the Government determines.
(2) Of the members of the Board, not less than 3 of them shall be men and not less than 3 of them shall be women, and in a case where there are 10 or more members, not less than 5 of them shall be men and not less than 5 of them shall be women.
(3) Each member of the Board shall be appointed by the Government, in accordance with section 13, and shall hold office for such period not exceeding 5 years, as the Government may determine when appointing him or her.
(4) Each member of the Board shall hold his or her office on such terms and conditions as are determined by the Government at the time of his or her appointment and shall, subject to subsection (8) , be eligible for re-appointment for a further term not exceeding 4 years.
(5) The Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy among its members (including one or more vacancies that result in subsection (1) or (2) not being complied with).
(6) Of the persons who on establishment day are to comprise the members of the Board—
(a) one less than half of such members shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, and
(b) the remainder of such members, including the Chairperson, shall be appointed for a term of 4 years.
(7) Subject to subsection (8) , a member of the Board whose term of office expires with the passage of time shall be eligible for re-appointment to the Board.
(8) A person who is reappointed to be a member of the Board in accordance with subsection (7) shall not hold office for more than 2 consecutive terms and, in any event, may not hold office for periods the aggregate of which exceeds 8 years.
(9) Where it is proposed to reappoint a person as a member of the Board in accordance with subsection (3) , it shall not be necessary for the person to participate in a further selection process undertaken by the Public Appointments Service under section 13 or to be recommended for reappointment by the Public Appointments Service.
(10) Subject to sections 17 and 18 , a member of the Board shall hold office on such terms and conditions as the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, determines.”.

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Sitting date: 2026-07-09