S.I. No. 540/2015 - Teaching Council (Election of Members) Regulations 2015.

1. Definitions

In this Schedule—

“continuing Candidate” means any Candidate not deemed elected and not excluded;

“count” includes—

(i) all the operations involved in the counting of the first preferences recorded for Candidates,

(ii) all the operations involved in the transfer of the votes of an excluded Candidate,

(iii) all the operations involved in the transfer of the votes of two or more Candidates excluded together, and

(iv) all the operations involved in the distribution of the surplus votes of a Candidate or Candidates deemed elected.

“deemed to be elected” means deemed to be elected for the purpose of the counting of the votes but without prejudice to the declaration of the result of the Poll;

“determine by lot” means determine in accordance with the following directions, namely, the names of the Candidates concerned having been written on similar slips of paper, and the slips having been folded so as to prevent identification and mixed and drawn at random—

(i) in cases of exclusion, the Candidate or Candidates shall be excluded in the order in which their names are drawn,

(ii) in cases of surpluses, the surpluses shall be transferred in the order in which the names are drawn, and

(iii) in cases of equality of fractions, the fraction relating to the Candidate whose name is first drawn shall be deemed to be the largest;

“mark” means a figure, or word or a mark such as “X”, and shall include where this is effected electronically;

“non-transferable vote” means a vote in respect of which no second or subsequent preference is recorded for a continuing Candidate, provided that a vote shall be deemed to have become a non-transferable vote whenever—

(i) the names of two or more Candidates (whether continuing Candidates or not) are marked with marks which, in the opinion of the Returning Officer, indicate the same order of preference and are next in order of preference, or

(ii) the name of the Candidate next in order of preference (whether a continuing Candidate or not) is marked with a mark which, in the opinion of the Returning Officer, does not follow consecutively after some other mark on the vote, or with two or more marks, or

(iii) it is void for uncertainty;

“original vote” in relation to any Candidate, means a vote by which a first preference is recorded for that Candidate;

“preference” shall be read as follows

(i) “first preference” means any mark which, in the opinion of the Returning Officer, clearly indicates a first preference;

“second preference” means any mark, which, in the opinion of the Returning Officer, clearly indicates a second preference standing in succession to a first preference;

“third preference” means any mark which, in the opinion of the Returning Officer, clearly indicates a third preference standing in succession to a second preference,

and so on;

(ii) “next available preference” means a preference which, in the opinion of the Returning Officer, is a second or subsequent preference recorded in consecutive order for a continuing Candidate, the preferences next in order in respect of Candidates already deemed to be elected or excluded being disregarded;

“quota” has the meaning assigned to it by paragraph 4;

“surplus” means the number of votes by which the total number of the votes, original and transferred, credited to any Candidate, exceeds the quota;

“transferable vote” means a vote on which, following a first preference, a second or subsequent preference is recorded in consecutive numerical order for a continuing Candidate;

“transferred vote” in relation to any Candidate, means a vote derived from a second or subsequent preference recorded for that Candidate.

2. Any reference in this Schedule to an action being done, or being required to be done, by the Returning Officer may be read, at the discretion of the Returning Officer, as a reference to that action being done, or being required to be done, by the Service Provider.

3. First count

(

a

) The Returning Officer shall cause that the valid first preference votes be counted according to the first preferences recorded for each Candidate.

(

b

) The Returning Officer shall cause that each Candidate be credited with that number of votes and the Returning Officer shall ascertain the number of all valid votes.

4. The quota

(

a

) The Returning Officer shall ascertain the number of all valid votes as divided by a number exceeding by one the number of members to be elected, and the number so ascertained is referred to in this Schedule as the “quota”.

(

b

) The quota will be recalculated after every count so as to take into account any reduction in the number of valid votes.

(

c

) Where at the end of any count (and following the recalculation of the quota as at paragraph (

b

) above), the number of votes credited to a Candidate is greater than the quota, that Candidate shall be deemed to be elected.

5. Transfer of surplus

(

a

) Where pursuant to paragraph 4(

c

) the number of votes credited to a Candidate at the end of a count is greater than the quota, the surplus shall be transferred in accordance with and subject to this paragraph to the continuing Candidate or Candidates indicated in respect of the votes of the Candidate deemed to be elected, according to the next available preferences recorded thereon.

(

b

) Where the votes credited to a Candidate deemed to be elected whose surplus is to be transferred consist of original votes only, the Returning Officer shall cause all the votes of that Candidate to be examined and shall cause the votes to be allocated according to the next available preferences recorded thereon, and in the same proportion in each case as the surplus bears to the number of votes being examined.

(

c

) Where the votes credited to a Candidate deemed to be elected whose surplus is to be transferred consist of original and transferred votes, or of transferred votes only, the Returning Officer shall cause the votes last received by that Candidate to be examined and shall cause the transferable votes therein to be allocated according to the next available preference recorded thereon, and in the same proportion in each case as the surplus bears to the number of votes being examined.

(

d

) Where at any time there are two or more surpluses which are to be transferred, the greater or greatest of such surpluses shall first be transferred and the remaining surplus or surpluses shall then be transferred in the order of their descending magnitude.

(

e

) Where two or more Candidates have each an equal surplus arising from the same count, regard shall be had to the number of original votes credited to each Candidate and the surplus of the Candidate credited with the largest number of original votes shall be first dealt with. Where the numbers of such original votes are equal regard shall be had to the total number of votes credited to such Candidates at the first count at which they had an unequal number of votes and the surplus of the Candidate with the greatest number of votes at that count shall be first dealt with. Where the numbers of votes credited to such Candidates were equal at all counts the Returning Officer shall determine by lot which surplus shall be first dealt with.

(

f

) Subject to subparagraph (

e

), where two or more Candidates have a surplus arising from different counts, a surplus which arises at the end of any count shall be transferred before a surplus which arises at a subsequent count.

6. Exclusion of Candidate

(

a

) If at any time no Candidate has a surplus and one or more vacancies remain unfilled, the Returning Officer shall arrange that the necessary steps be taken so as to—

(i) exclude the Candidate or Candidates credited with the lowest number of votes,

(ii) examine all the votes of that Candidate or those Candidates,

(iii) arrange the transferable votes of that Candidate or those Candidates in groups according to the next available preferences recorded thereon for continuing Candidates,

(iv) transfer each group of votes to the Candidate for whom that preference is recorded, and

(v) make a separate group of the non-transferable votes.

(

b

) The non-transferable votes shall be not further taken into account and shall be deemed to be non-transferable votes not effective.

(

c

) Where the total of the votes of the two or more lowest Candidates together with any surplus not transferred is less than the number of votes credited to the next highest Candidate, the Returning Officer may in one operation cause those two or next lowest Candidates to be excluded.

(

d

) If, when a Candidate has to be excluded under this paragraph, two or more Candidates have each the same number of votes and are lowest, regard shall be had to the numbers of original votes credited to each of those Candidates, and the Candidate with the lowest number of original votes shall be excluded and where the number of the original votes are equal, regard shall be had to the total numbers of votes credited to those Candidates at the first count at which they had an unequal number of votes and the Candidate with the lowest number of votes at that count shall be excluded and, where the numbers of votes credited to those Candidates were equal at all counts, the Returning Officer shall determine by lot which shall be excluded.

7. Transfer of votes

(

a

) Where a transfer of votes is made under paragraph 5 or 6, the Candidate to whom the transfer is made shall be credited with a number of votes equal to the number of votes transferred to that Candidate.

(

b

) If, after any transfer, a Candidate has a surplus, that surplus shall be dealt with in accordance with and subject to paragraph 5 before any other Candidate is excluded.

8. Recount

(

a

) Any Candidate or Agent present at the counting of votes may, at the conclusion of any count, request the Returning Officer that all or any of the votes dealt with during that count be re-examined and recounted and the Returning Officer shall, as soon as practicable, order that the votes be re-examined and recounted accordingly. The Returning Officer shall have discretion to determine how any re-examination or recount of votes may be effected, and may consult with the Service Provider prior to so determining.

(

b

) The Returning Officer may also at his or her discretion order the recount of votes either once or more often in any case in which he or she is not satisfied as to the accuracy of any count, but nothing in this paragraph shall make it obligatory for the Returning Officer to have the same group of votes recounted more than once.

(

c

) The power of the Returning Officer under subparagraphs (

a

) and (

b

) to order the recount at his or her discretion of votes in any case in which he or she is not satisfied as to the accuracy of any count shall extend to votes dealt with at an earlier count than the immediately preceding one.

(

d

)(i) One request (and not more) may be made by each Candidate or by his or her Agent for a complete re-examination and recount of all groups of votes and the Returning Officer shall as soon as practicable order the re-examination and recounting of the groups of votes accordingly.

(ii) Nothing in this paragraph shall make it obligatory on the Returning Officer to have the same group of votes re-examined or recounted more than once, but if an error is discovered which is, in the opinion of the Returning Officer, a significant error likely to affect the result of the Election, the Returning Officer shall order that all the votes be counted afresh from the point at which the error occurred.

(iii) Nothing in this paragraph shall make it obligatory for the Returning Officer to comply with a request by a Candidate or his or her Agent which, in the opinion of the Returning Officer, is frivolous or vexatious.

(iv) A request under this subparagraph may be made only at the conclusion of a count.

(

e

) Where an error is discovered, the Returning Officer shall, where necessary, amend any results previously announced by him or her.

(

f

) Where a request made under subparagraph (

d

)(i) is withdrawn by the Candidate or Agent concerned, it shall be open to the Returning Officer not to proceed or to proceed further with the re-examination and recount.

9. Declaration of the result of the Poll

As soon as practicable after the completion of the counting of votes the Returning Officer shall determine and declare the results of the Poll.

The Minister for Education and Skills consents to, and approves of, the making of the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal

9 November 2015.

JAN O’SULLIVAN TD,

Minister for Education and Skills.

GIVEN under the seal of the Teaching Council

9 November 2015.

MICHEÁL Ó GRÍOFA,

Chairperson.

[Authenticating signature]

TOMÁS Ó RUAIRC,

Director.

[Authenticating signature]

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Statutory Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations are made under sections 4 and 10(1)(

b

) of the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015. They provide for the election of members to the Teaching Council in accordance with section 8(2)(

a

)(i) and (

b

) of that Act and the determination of constituencies and the number of members from each constituency for the purpose of ensuring, in so far as it is practicable, that the election of members shall be on as equitable a geographical basis as possible.

These Regulations revoke the Teaching Council (Election of Members) Regulations 2008 and the Teaching Council (Election of Members) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.

These Regulations may be cited as the Teaching Council (Election of Members) Regulations 2015.

10. (1) The Returning Officer shall as soon as practicable after ruling on the validity of a nomination paper bring to the notice of Electors in the manner the Returning Officer considers appropriate notice of the name, gender, Electoral Category and Geographical Constituency of each Candidate validly nominated and the names and Teacher Registration Number of the Electors who nominated each Candidate.

(2) The Returning Officer shall also bring to the notice of Electors in the manner the Returning Officer considers appropriate the list of Candidates validly nominated for the Election and the Electoral Category and Geographical Constituency in respect of which each Candidate has been nominated.

Applications for details of Electoral Roll

11. (1) A Candidate may submit a request in writing to the Returning Officer, not earlier than the making of a ruling in relation to that Candidate pursuant to Regulation 9, to be provided with details of the Electoral Roll in respect of the Electoral Category and Geographical Constituency for which the Candidate has been validly nominated.

(2) Upon receipt of a request pursuant to paragraph (1), the Returning Officer shall, for the purposes of an Election, have discretion to make the Electoral Roll available to Candidates in such edited form or forms as the Returning Officer deems appropriate having regard to the Electoral Category and Geographical Constituency for which a Candidate has been validly nominated and provided always that the Candidate provides the Returning Officer with the undertaking pursuant to paragraph (3).

(3) A Candidate who makes a request pursuant to paragraph (1) shall provide the Returning Officer with an undertaking, in writing in such form as may be determined by the Returning Officer, that—

(

a

) any details of the Electoral Roll (in whatever form) provided to the Candidate shall be used solely for the purposes of the Election and shall not be used or processed by the Candidate otherwise than in compliance with the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 (including without limitation any amendments, modification or re-enactment thereof), and

(

b

) the Candidate shall comply with the Acts and these Regulations (including without limitation any amendments, modification or re-enactment thereof).

Death of Candidate

12. (1) Where, not more than 72 hours after the expiration time for receiving nominations, the Returning Officer is satisfied that a nominee or Candidate has died, the Returning Officer shall immediately deem the nomination or candidature of the nominee or Candidate to have been withdrawn.

(2) Where the death of a Candidate comes to the attention of the Returning Officer after the time referred to in paragraph (1), this shall not, of itself, invalidate the nomination or candidature or any preference recorded for the Candidate and, insofar as any preferences are recorded for the Candidate, they shall be credited in accordance with Regulation 15 and if the Candidate is elected, his or her election shall not be invalidated by reason of the Candidate’s death, but the Candidate shall be deemed to have vacated his or her membership of the Council immediately on the commencement of the term of office of the newly elected members.

General Provisions regarding Agents

13. (1) Each person nominated to be a Candidate may appoint one or more persons to act as his or her agent as permitted by these Regulations and where the name of a person so appointed is notified to the Returning Officer in writing by the nominee before the expiration time for receiving nominations, that person shall be an Agent of that nominee (or if the nominee becomes a Candidate, of that Candidate) for the purposes of these Regulations.

(2) An Agent of a nominee may be present, by prior arrangement with the Returning Officer, or otherwise at the discretion of the Returning Officer, on behalf of the nominee on the ruling on nominations. No person other than a nominee or his or her Agent shall be entitled to attend except with the permission of the Returning Officer.

(3) An Agent of a Candidate may be present, by prior arrangement with the Returning Officer, or otherwise at the discretion of the Returning Officer, on behalf of the Candidate on the counting of votes. No person other than a Candidate or his or her Agent shall be entitled to attend except with the permission of the Returning Officer.

(4) An Agent shall, if so required produce the written consent of the nominee or the Candidate (as the case may be) to his or her appointment as Agent for inspection by the Returning Officer or by any person authorised to act on behalf of the Returning Officer.

Determination of Electoral Categories, Geographical Constituencies and Panels

14. (1) The Electoral Roll shall provide for the following Electoral Categories

(i) Category 1: Electors who are registered to teach in a Recognised Primary School;

(ii) Category 2: Electors who are registered to teach in a Recognised Post-primary School and whose voting category is determined to be the voluntary secondary school sector;

(iii) Category 3: Electors who are registered to teach in a Recognised Post-primary School and whose voting category is determined to be the Education and Training Boards Sector; and

(iv) Category 4: Electors who are registered to teach in a Recognised Post-primary School and whose voting category is determined to be the community and comprehensive school sector.

(2) The Electoral Categories referred to in paragraph (1) shall be further subdivided into Geographical Constituencies as follows

(

a

) Each Electoral Category shall be subdivided into the Geographical Constituencies specified in Schedule 1. For the avoidance of doubt, the division of the areas of the Geographical Constituencies described in Schedule 1 shall, as far as practicable, reflect the local government areas and boundaries pursuant to

section 10

of the

Local Government Act 2001

(as amended) and, for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of each of the counties of Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and Dublin, the county shall be deemed not to include any city named in Schedule 1.

(

b

) The number of members to be elected to a Geographical Constituency in an Electoral Category is the number stated in Column 3 of the Table in Schedule 1 referring to that Electoral Category, opposite reference to that Geographical Constituency in Column 1 of that Table.

(3) The Candidates in each Geographical Constituency shall be further sub-divided into Panels as follows

(i) in a Geographical Constituency with provision for the election of one member there shall be a single Panel of all Candidates;

(ii) in a Geographical Constituency with provision for the election of two members there shall be a Panel of all female Candidates and a Panel of all male Candidates; and

(iii) in a Geographical Constituency with provision for three members there shall be a Panel of all female Candidates, a Panel of all male Candidates and a Panel of all Candidates.

Election of Members

15. (1) Where in respect of any Panel in any Geographical Constituency, the number of Candidates does not exceed the number of persons to be elected in that particular Panel, the Returning Officer shall declare such Candidate or Candidates to be elected without a Poll.

(2) Where in respect of any Panel in any Geographical Constituency, there is no Candidate, the Returning Officer shall declare that, in respect of that Panel, no Candidate has been nominated and accordingly that a vacancy arises in respect of that Panel and such vacancy shall be deemed to take effect from the commencement of the term of office of the newly elected members.

(3) Where in respect of any Panel in any Geographical Constituency, the number of Candidates exceeds the number of persons to be elected, a Poll of Electors in that Geographical Constituency using the single transferable vote system as set out in Schedule 5 and Regulation 17 shall be taken by the Returning Officer, subject to Regulation 16(2), using an electronic voting system.

Poll — electronic voting system

16. (1) In respect of each Geographical Constituency in which a Poll is to be taken pursuant to Regulation 15(3), the Council shall approve for the purpose of undertaking the Poll an electronic voting system, being a voting system in which votes are cast, transmitted, stored and counted, and the results automatically produced by use of technological systems, programs or processes which are approved by the Council for use in an Election.

(2) The Council may contract to any person (hereinafter referred to as the “Service Provider”) the provision of services in relation to the preparation of an electronic voting system or the undertaking of a Poll under that system. Where any action is specified in this Regulation as being done, or requiring to be done, by the Returning Officer, such action may, at the discretion of the Returning Officer, be read as being done, or being required to be done, by the Service Provider.

(3)(

a

) The Returning Officer shall fix the date and time by which votes must be cast in accordance with the electronic voting system.

(

b

) The Returning Officer shall record in respect of each Geographical Constituency the total number of Electors.

(4)(

a

) The Returning Officer shall give notice to all Electors in a Geographical Constituency to which this Regulation applies as to how the Elector is to cast his or her vote in accordance with the electronic voting system.

(

b

) Notice under subparagraph (

a

) shall be given in writing, and may be given by any means that the Returning Officer deems appropriate. Notice shall be deemed to have been served where it has been sent to the last address known to the Returning Officer in respect of the Elector in question.

(

c

) The Returning Officer shall, as soon as practicable—

(i) give notice of the taking of the Poll, the date on or by which the Poll will close, and any other particulars that the Returning Officer considers appropriate, and

(ii) cause to be published a notice to this effect (in both the Irish and English languages) in not less than 3 national daily newspapers published and circulating in the State or otherwise as the Returning Officer considers appropriate.

(5) The Service Provider shall put in place controls, approved by the Returning Officer, with the objective of ensuring that no Elector votes more than once, and that all valid votes are recorded and counted.

(6) The Returning Officer shall seek confirmation from the Service Provider that the Service Provider was satisfied with the conduct of the Poll.

Poll — counting of votes

17. (1) Where there is only one Panel in a Geographical Constituency, all valid votes shall be credited to the Candidates to determine the Candidate elected, being the first Candidate to reach the quota referred to in paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 (hereinafter referred to as the “Quota”), or should no Candidate reach the Quota, the last Candidate not to be excluded.

(2) Where there are two Panels in a Geographical Constituency, all valid votes shall be credited to the Candidates to determine the persons elected from the Panels of female Candidates and of male Candidates, being—

(

a

) the first female Candidate to reach the Quota, or should no female Candidate reach the Quota, the last female Candidate not to be excluded, and

(

b

) the first male Candidate to reach the Quota, or should no male Candidate reach the Quota, the last male Candidate not to be excluded.

(3) Where there are three Panels in a Geographical Constituency, all valid votes shall firstly be credited in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph (2) to determine the person elected from the Panel of female Candidates and the person elected from the Panel of male Candidates, and shall then again be credited to all the Candidates (as if the procedure set out in paragraph (2) had not taken place) to determine the person elected from the Panel of all Candidates, being the Candidate (excluding the Candidates elected by means of the procedures set out in subparagraphs (

a

) and (

b

) of paragraph (2)) who is

(

a

) the first to reach the Quota, or should no such Candidate reach the Quota,

(

b

) the last Candidate to be excluded.

(4) The procedure for crediting votes to Candidates shall follow as closely as possible that set out in Schedule 5.

Notice of Persons Elected

18. (1) The Returning Officer shall give to every person elected written notice of his or her election and shall furnish the Council with a list of the persons certified by him or her to have been duly elected in each Geographical Constituency and Electoral Category, showing, if a Poll is taken, the number of votes cast for each Candidate.

(2) Where the provisions of Regulations 12(2) or 15(2) apply, the Returning Officer shall notify the Council accordingly.

Revocations

19. The Teaching Council (Election of Members) Regulations 2008 and the Teaching Council (Election of Members) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 are revoked.

SCHEDULE 1

ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE TEACHING COUNCIL

ELECTORAL CATEGORIES AND GEOGRAPHICAL CONSTITUENCIES

Category 1: Electors who are registered to teach in a Recognised Primary School

1

2

3

Geographical Constituency

Area

Number of members

Connaught- Ulster

The following counties: Cavan, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Monaghan, Roscommon and Sligo and the city of Galway.

2

Dublin

The following counties: Dún Laoghaire — Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin; and the city of Dublin.

2

Leinster

The following counties: Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow.

2

Munster

The following counties: Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, North Tipperary, South Tipperary and Waterford and the cities of Cork, Limerick and Waterford.

3

Category 2: Electors who are registered to teach in a Recognised Post-primary School and whose voting category is determined to be the voluntary secondary school sector

1

2

3

Geographical Constituency

Area

Number of members

Connaught, Munster and Ulster

The following counties: Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Leitrim, Limerick, Mayo, Monaghan, Roscommon, Sligo, North Tipperary, South Tipperary and Waterford and the cities of Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford.

2

Leinster

The following counties: Carlow, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, South Dublin, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow; and the city of Dublin.

2

Category 3: Electors who are registered to teach in a Recognised Post-primary School and whose voting category is determined to be the Education and Training Boards Sector

1

2

3

Geographical Constituency

Area

Number of members

Connaught, Munster and Ulster

The following counties: Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Leitrim, Limerick, Mayo, Monaghan, Roscommon, Sligo, North Tipperary, South Tipperary and Waterford and the cities of Cork, Galway, Limerick and Waterford.

1

Leinster

The following counties: Carlow, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, South Dublin, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow and the city of Dublin

1

Category 4: Electors who are registered to teach in a Recognised Post-primary School and whose voting category is determined to be the community and comprehensive school sector

1

2

3

Geographical Constituency

Area

Number of members

Connaught, Leinster, Munster and Ulster

The following counties: Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, South Dublin, North Tipperary, South Tipperary, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow; and the cities of Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Waterford.

1

SCHEDULE 2

ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE TEACHING COUNCIL

NOTICE OF ELECTION

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 and the Teaching Council (Election of Members) Regulations 2015 an election of

(i) nine registered teachers employed in, or qualified to teach in, Recognised Primary Schools and

(ii) seven registered teachers employed in, or qualified to teach in, Recognised Post-primary Schools

to be a member/ members of the Teaching Council is about to be held.

Nomination papers and further details of the election may be obtained from the Teaching Council’s website, www.teachingcouncil.ie, or on application to the undersigned at the offices of the Teaching Council, Block A, Maynooth Business Campus, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.

Completed nomination papers must be delivered to the Returning Officer at the said offices on or before.................., in accordance with Regulation 8.

The Returning Officer will attend to receive nominations at the said offices between the hours of....... and...................on the.................., in accordance with Regulation 8.

Dated this.............day of................... 20........

Returning Officer

SCHEDULE 3

ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE TEACHING COUNCIL

FORM OF CONSENT

Instructions

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

1

st December

, 2015.

The Teaching Council, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by

sections 4

and

10

of the

Teaching Council Act 2001

(No. 8 of 2001) (as adapted by the Education and Science (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2010 (

S.I. No. 184 of 2010

)), with the consent and approval of the Minister for Education and Skills, hereby make the following regulations

Citation