The term of office of the current governing body is 1st April, 2016 to 31st March, 2021.
| Role | |
|---|---|
| David Holohan | Chairperson |
| David Smith | President |
| nominated by | |
| Dr. Fionnuala Anderson | Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board |
| Sorcha Nic Cormaic | Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board |
| Cllr. Barry Saul | Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board |
| Tom Taylor | Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board |
| Cllr. Barry Ward | Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board |
| Áine O’Sullivan | Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board |
| Kieron Connolly | ICTU |
| Aoife Ruane | The Arts Council |
| Jim Pipe | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Maeve McConnon | IDA Ireland |
| John McDonnell | Irish Film Board |
| Marie Carroll | Southside Partnership |
| Fiona McLoughlin | Staff member (academic) |
| Joachim Pietsch | Staff member (academic) |
| Celine Blacow | Staff member |
| Eimear Boyd | Student member |
| Anthony Dunne | Student member |
Section 6(4)(a) of the Act states that ‘six persons of whom at least three shall be members of a local authority shall, subject to paragraph (b), be nominated by the vocational education committee’ (Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board, formerly the Dun Laoghaire and County Dublin VECs).
Section 6(4)(b) of the Act states that, ‘if the region served by the college includes all or part of the functional area of one or more than one vocational education committee other than the vocational education committee in whose functional area the college is situated, the Minister may direct that one or more, but not more than four in all, of the persons to whom paragraph (a) relates, shall be nominated to the vocational education committee by such of those other committees as the Minister may specify’. (Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board, formerly County Wicklow VEC).
Section 6(4)(c) of the Act states that, ‘two persons, being members of the academic staff of the college, shall be elected by that staff in accordance with regulations made by the governing body’.
Section 6(4)(d) of the Act states that, ‘one person, being a member of the staff (other than the academic staff) of the college, shall be elected by that staff in accordance with regulations made by the governing body.’
Section 6(4)(e) of the Act states that, ‘two persons, being registered students of the college, shall be elected by the registered students in accordance with regulations made by the governing body’.
As per Section 6(4)(f), ‘one person shall be nominated by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’.
Section 6(4)(g) of the Act states that, ‘five persons shall be nominated by such organisations as the vocational education committee considers require representation having regard to the particular courses provided by the college, excluding interests otherwise represented on the governing body. Such organisations shall be representative of industry, agriculture, commerce, the professions and other interests as appropriate to the activities of the college’. The Institute’s Academic Council recommended to the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board the relevant organisations to be represented, and these organisations submitted nominations to the Institute for appointment by the Minister for Education and Skills.