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. 14:
In page 17, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:
“Casual vacancies in membership of Board
16. (1) If a member of the Board resigns, dies or ceases to hold office (otherwise than by effluxion of time), the Government shall, as soon as practicable, appoint a person from among such persons as are recommended by the Public Appointments Service in 6 in accordance with section 13# to be a member of the Board to fill the casual vacancy so occasioned.
(2) A person appointed under subsection (1) shall hold office for the unexpired period of his or her predecessor’s term of office, as the Government may determine.
(3) A person appointed under subsection (1) is eligible for reappointment to the Board on the expiry of the unexpired period but shall not hold office for more than 2 further consecutive terms and in any event shall not hold office for periods the aggregate of which exceeds 8 years.”.

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