The Dún Laoghaire Harbour Board which unanimously opted for the winning entry is made up of the following:
Cllr Betty Coffey (who was not in attendance); Cllr Donal Marren; Ms Eithne Scott Lennon: Mr Gerry Nagle; Cllr Jane Dillon Byrne; Mr Michael Hanahoe, CEO and company secretary; Mr Paddy McMahon, chairman; Mr Seán Costello; Mr Tom Quinn; Mr Don McManus; Cllr Tony Fox; Cllr Victor Boyhan.
The board was advised by the following panel, which also recommended the winning entry: Mr Michael O'Doherty, principal architect and director of architectural services at the Office of Public Works; Mr Shane O'Toole, Tegral company architect and Irish architecture critic of the Sunday Times; Ms Gráinne Shaffrey, of Shaffrey Associates Architects; Mr Stephen Cassidy, director, Hamilton Osborne King; Mr Fergal MacCabe, of MacCabe Durney, Town Planning, Urban Regeneration & Design; Mr Paul O'Connell, Moyland & Associates Engineers; Ms Nicola Palmer, L.K. Shields & Co Solicitors; Mr Michael Hanahoe (as above); Dr Ciarán Benson, former chairman of the Arts Council.