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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 27 Jun 2000

Vol. 522 No. 2

Written Answers. - Departmental Appointments.

Frances Fitzgerald

Question:

367 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of appointments made to boards, semi-State and private, under the aegis of the Minister in each of the years 1997 to 2000; if he will give the number and percentage of males and females appointed to each board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17920/00]

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular statement.

Name of Board

Year of appointment

Number of appointments in each year

Male/FemaleRatio & Percentage

Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal

1998

7

Total membership 7Ratio 5:271% Male29% Female

Censorship of Films Appeal Board

1997

9

Total membership 9Ratio 5:456% Male44% Female

Commissioners of Charitable Donations & Bequests for Ireland

1999

1

Total Membership 11Ratio 8:373% Male27% Female

2000

1

Total Membership 10 & 1 VacancyRatio 7:370% Male30% Female

Arbour Hill Visiting Committee

1997

1

Total membership 12Ratio 3:175% Male25% Female

Name of Board

Year of appointment

Number of appointments in each year

Male/FemaleRatio & Percentage

1998

4

Total membership 12Ratio 11:192% Male8% Female

1999

6

Total membership 12Ratio 3:175% Male25% Female

2000

1

Total membership 12Ratio 3:175% Male25% Female

Castlerea Place of Detention Visiting Committee

1999

1

Total membership 11Ratio 8:373% Male27% Female

2000

11

Total membership 11Ratio 8:373% Male27% Female

Cork Prison Visiting Committee

1997

3

Total membership 12Ratio 3:175% Male25% Female

1999

9

Total membership 12Ratio 5:183% Male17% Female

Curragh Place of Detention Visiting Committee

1997

1

Total membership 12Ratio 7:558% Male42% Female

1998

1

Total membership 12Ratio 2:166.6% Male33.3% Female

2000

10

Total membership 11Ratio 5:645% Male55% Female

Fort Mitchel Visiting Committee

1997

2

Total membership 12Ratio 2:166.6% Male33.3% Female

1998

1

Total membership 12Ratio 3:175% Male25% Female

1999

8

Total membership 12Ratio 3:175% Male25% Female

2000

1

Total membership 12Ratio 3:175% Male25% Female

Limerick Prison Visiting Committee

1997

1

Total membership 12Ratio 7:558% Male42% Female

1999

11

Total membership 12Ratio 7:558% Male42% Female

Loughan House Visiting Committee

1998

3

Total membership 12Ratio 2:166.6% Male33.3% Female

1999

8

Total membership 12Ratio 7:558% Male42% Female

Name of Board

Year of appointment

Number of appointments in each year

Male/FemaleRatio & Percentage

Mountjoy Prison Visiting Committee

1997

1

Total membership 12Ratio 3:175% Male25% Female

1998

6

Total membership 12Ratio 3:175% Male25% Female

1999

5

Total membership 12Ratio 5:183% Male17% Female

Portlaoise Prison Visiting Committee

1997

2

Total membership 12Ratio 1:150% Male50% Female

1999

7

Total membership 12Ratio 7:558% Male42% Female

2000

3

Total membership 12Ratio 7:558% Male42% Female

Shanganagh Castle Visiting Committee

1997

1

Total membership 12Ratio 7:558% Male42% Female

1998

3

Total membership 12Ratio 2:166.6% Male33.3% Female

1999

7

Total membership 12Ratio 7:558% Male42% Female

2000

1

Total membership 12Ratio 2:166.6% Male33.3% Female

Shelton Abbey Visiting Committee

1999

11

Total membership 12Ratio 5:183% Male17% Female

2000

1

Total membership 12Ratio 9:282% Male18% Female

St. Patrick's Institution Visiting Committee

1997

2

Total membership 12Ratio 7:558% Male42% Female

1998

2

Total membership 12Ratio 7:558% Male42% Female

1999

7

Total membership 12Ratio 3:175% Male25% Female

2000

1

Total membership 12Ratio 3:175% Male25% Female

Training Unit Visiting Committee

1998

3

Total membership 12Ratio 1:150% Male50% Female

1999

8

Total membership 12Ratio 3:175% Male25% Female

Name of Board

Year of appointment

Number of appointments in each year

Male/FemaleRatio & Percentage

2000

1

Total membership 12Ratio 3:175% Male25% Female

Wheatfield Place of Detention Visiting Committee

1998

9

Total membership 12Ratio 2:166.6% Male33.3% Female

1999

1

Total membership 12Ratio 1:150% Male50% Female

2000

1

Total membership 12Ratio 1:150% Male50% Female

Sarsfield House (Probation & Welfare Service)

1999

9

Total membership 9Ratio 8:189% Male11% Female

Prisons Authority Interim Board

1999

12

Total membership 12 Ratio 2:166.6% Male33.3% Female

Garda Síochána Complaints Board

1997

9

Total membership 9Ratio 2:166.6% Male33.3% Female

1998

1

2000

2

Total membership 9Ratio 7:278% Male22% Female

Garda Síochána Complaints Appeal Board

1998

3

Total membership 3100% Male

National Crime Council

1999

16

Total membership 17Ratio 11:669% Male31% Female(Note: 1 vacancy exists since January 2000)

Victims' Commission – ceased to exist in 1999

1998

1

Total membership 1100% Male

Employment Equality Agency (Replaced by Equality Authority in 1999)

1997

11

Total membership 11Ratio 3:827% Male73% Female

Equality Authority

1999

12

Total membership 12Ratio 5:742% Male58% Female

Independent Monitoring Committee for the Refugee Legal Service

1999

7

Total membership 7Ratio 6:186% Male14% Female

Censorship of Publications Board

1997

5

Total membership 5Ratio 3:260% Male40% Female

Censorship of Publications Appeal Board

1997

5

Total membership 5Ratio 3:260% Male 40% Female

2000

5

Total membership 5100% Male

Courts Service Transitional Board (Replaced by Courts Service Board on 9 November, 1999)

1998

4

Total membership 17Ratio 12:571% Male29% Female

Courts Service Board

1999

3

Total membership 17Ratio 11:665% Male35% Female

Name of Board

Year of appointment

Number of appointments in each year

Male/FemaleRatio & Percentage

Judicial Appointments Advisory Board

1999

3

Total membership 10Ratio 9:190% Male10% Female

Committee on Court Practice and Procedure

1999

1

Total membership 12Ratio 11:192% Male8% Female

National Disability Authority (appointed on an interim basis on 29 July, 1998)

12 June, 2000(appointed on a statutory basis)

20

Total membership 20Ratio 11:955% Male45% Female

Internet Advisory Board

2000

17

Total membership 17Ratio 12:570% Male30% Female

Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal

2000

Nomination of 5 ‘lay members' by the Minister for appointment by the President of the High Court

Ratio 3:260% Male40% Female

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