Who sits on Ireland's state boards, from the public record
State boards
Ireland publishes the membership of its state boards, department by department, with the date each member was appointed and when their term expires. This is that register.
At a glance
195
state boards
19
departments
1,745
appointments in term
1,854
people named
This is the State Boards register as published: every board listed under every government department on the official site. Appointments and vacancies change over time, so this is a snapshot of the register on the date shown, not a live feed.
Boards by department
Department of Health 46 boards
Beaumont Hospital Board10 members
Children's Health Ireland12 members
Consultative Council on Hepatitis C8 members
Dental Council19 members
Dietitians Registration Board13 members
Dublin Dental Hospital Board12 members
Food Safety Authority of Ireland10 members
Food Safety Consultative Council22 members
Health Insurance Authority7 members
Health Products Regulatory Authority8 members
Health Research Board12 members
Health Service Executive11 members
Irish Blood Transfusion Service12 members
Leopardstown Park Hospital Board6 members
Medical Council22 members
Medical Scientists Registration Board13 members
Mental Health Commission13 members
National Cancer Registry Board7 members
National Haemophilia Council10 members
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland22 members
Optical Registration Board13 members
Physiotherapists Registration Board11 members
Podiatrists Registration Board12 members
Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council16 members
Psychologists Registration Board14 members
Radiographers Registration Board13 members
Social Care Workers Registration Board11 members
Social Workers Registration Board13 members
St. James's Hospital Board11 members
Tallaght Hospital Board10 members
Voluntary Health Insurance Board (Vhi)13 members
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage 18 boards
An Coimisiún Pleanála9 members
Gas Networks Ireland9 members
Heritage Council10 members
Housing Finance Agency12 members
Land Development Agency10 members
Local Government Management Agency10 members
National Oversight and Audit Commission11 members
Property Services Appeal Board4 members
Property Services Regulatory Authority11 members
Pyrite Resolution Board5 members
Residential Tenancies Board10 members
Tailte Éireann6 members
Uisce Éireann10 members
Valuation Tribunal24 members
Department of Culture, Communications and Sport 16 boards
An Post15 members
Arts Council13 members
Classification of Films Appeal Board3 members
Crawford Art Gallery10 members
Digital Hub Development Agency6 members
Fís Éireann / Screen Ireland7 members
Irish Manuscripts Commission20 members
Irish Museum of Modern Art10 members
National Archives Advisory Council12 members
National Concert Hall8 members
National Gallery of Ireland15 members
National Library of Ireland12 members
National Museum of Ireland10 members
Radio Teilifís Éireann11 members
Sport Ireland13 members
TG412 members
Department of Transport 16 boards
AirNav Ireland (ANI)9 members
Bus Átha Cliath9 members
Bus Éireann9 members
Córas Iompair Éireann12 members
Dublin Port Company8 members
Iarnród Éireann9 members
Irish Aviation Authority9 members
Medical Bureau of Road Safety5 members
National Transport Authority12 members
Port of Cork Company8 members
Port of Waterford Company8 members
Road Safety Authority12 members
Shannon Foynes Port Company8 members
The Shannon Airport Group10 members
Transport Infrastructure Ireland12 members
daa plc13 members
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine 13 boards
An Bord Bia14 members
An Bord Iascaigh Mhara6 members
An Rialálaí Agraibhia8 members
Aquaculture Licences Appeals Board7 members
Coillte CGA9 members
Horse Racing Ireland14 members
Irish National Stud Company Limited7 members
Marine Institute8 members
National Milk Agency15 members
Rásaíocht Con Éireann9 members
Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority3 members
Teagasc11 members
Veterinary Council of Ireland18 members
Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment 12 boards
Bord na Móna plc12 members
EirGrid plc10 members
Electricity Supply Board12 members
Environmental Protection Agency6 members
Inland Fisheries Ireland7 members
Irish National Petroleum Corporation3 members
Mining Board0 members
National Oil Reserves Agency6 members
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland12 members
Department of Justice 12 boards
Censorship of Publications Board5 members
Courts Service Board18 members
Cuan7 members
Judicial Appointments Advisory Board11 members
Legal Aid Board13 members
Legal Services Regulatory Authority11 members
Parole Board13 members
Private Security Appeal Board5 members
Private Security Authority11 members
Department of Education and Youth 11 boards
Caranua3 members
Educational Research Centre5 members
National Council for Special Education13 members
School Transport Appeals Board5 members
State Examinations Commission5 members
The Teaching Council37 members
Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment 9 boards
Enterprise Ireland12 members
Health and Safety Authority12 members
IDA Ireland12 members
Injuries Resolution Board11 members
Low Pay Commission9 members
National Standards Authority of Ireland13 members
Workplace Relations Commission8 members
Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 9 boards
DIAS Council10 members
Grangegorman Development Agency15 members
Higher Education Authority12 members
Léargas - The Exchange Bureau10 members
Quality and Qualifications Ireland10 members
SOLAS13 members
Student Grants Appeals Board7 members
Taighde Éireann – Research Ireland12 members
Department of Finance 8 boards
Central Bank Commission9 members
Credit Union Restructuring Board3 members
Home Building Finance Ireland7 members
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council5 members
National Asset Management Agency8 members
National Treasury Management Agency11 members
Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht 6 boards
Charities Regulatory Authority11 members
Charity Appeals Tribunal5 members
Pobal15 members
Water Safety Ireland13 members
Western Development Commission12 members
Department of Children, Disability and Equality 5 boards
Adoption Authority of Ireland6 members
Child and Family Agency9 members
National Disability Authority13 members
Department of Social Protection 4 boards
Citizens Information Board12 members
Pensions Council10 members
Social Welfare Tribunal5 members
The Pensions Authority3 members
Department of Public Expenditure Infrastructure Public Service Reform and Digitalisation 3 boards
Data Governance Board8 members
NSSO Advisory Board9 members
Public Appointments Service Board9 members
Other Boards 3 boards
An Coimisiún Toghcháin7 members
Galway Harbour Company8 members
Institute of Public Administration12 members
Department of the Taoiseach 2 boards
National Economic and Social Council28 members
National Statistics Board8 members
Department of Defence 1 board
Army Pensions Board3 members
Office of the Attorney General 1 board
Law Reform Commission5 members
Source: membership.stateboards.ie, the State Boards membership register published by the Government of Ireland, retrieved 23rd July 2026. Reproduced as published, in our own structure and wording. An independent register, not affiliated with any government department. For information only. If a record here is wrong, tell us and we will check it against the source.