The Register is governed by a Board of Directors and Registration Panel of up to 11 members.
Registration Panel
| Panel Member | Category |
| Anna-Lena Nilsson | Member with international experience of sign language interpreting register |
| Anne Coogan | Member of the Deaf community |
| Ali Stewart | Professional interpreting representative |
| Bernadette Ferguson | Registered Irish Sign Language Interpreter |
| Brendan O’Dea (Panel Chair) | External registration panel member |
| Eamon Power | Member with legal expertise |
| Kevin Stanley | Member of the Deaf community |
| Lorraine Leeson | Academic expert in interpreting or Deaf studies |
| Teresa Lynch | Member of the Deaf community |
| Vacant | Public body representative |
| Vacant | Representative of appointing body |
RISLI Structure
- Board of Directors
- Registration Panel
- Complaints Sub-committee
- Appeals Panel
- Panel of Assessors, to develop and carry out practical and knowledge-based skills assessments and audit of interpreters
- Secretariat who provides administrative support to the register
