11A.—(1)(a) A college may appoint such and so many persons to be members of the staff of the college (in addition to the Director) as, subject to the approval of An tÚdarás given with the concurrence of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, the governing body from time to time thinks proper.

F38[(b) The Minister or, at the request of the Minister, An tÚdarás, shall give notice in writing informing the governing body of the policies of the Government or the Minister relating to recruitment and selection of staff (including the Director) and the college, in recruiting or selecting staff, shall establish procedures that comply with those policies.]

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(2) Subject to section 12, the members of the staff of a college shall be employed on such terms and conditions as the college (subject to the approval of the Minister given with the concurrence of the Minister for Finance) from time to time determines.

(3) A college may suspend or dismiss a member of its staff, but only in accordance with procedures and subject to any conditions determined by the college, following consultations by it with recognised staff associations or trade unions; those procedures and conditions may provide for the delegation of powers relating to suspension or dismissal to the Director.

(4) Subsection (3) shall apply to all members of the staff of a college, except those officers to whom subsections (3) and (4) (inserted by the Institutes of Technology Act 2006) of section 12 apply. ]