Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 October 2021
30. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies in tabular form; the number of members of each board; the number of women on each board; and the percentage of each board that is made up of women. [49557/21]
View answerThere are nine State Boards under the remit of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, and one Commission (the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission).
Gender balance at board and senior leadership levels in Irish companies is a policy priority for my Department. The policy approach to date has focused on driving culture change in businesses, supported by voluntary targets, which are set and monitored by Balance for Better Business. Balance for better Business is an independent business-led Review Group, established by the Government to improve gender balance in senior leadership in Ireland, and supported by my Department. Enterprise Ireland also play an important role through their Action Plan for Women in Business, launched in 2020.
The information requested by the Deputy is listed below in tabular form:
|
State Board/Agency |
Number of Members on Board |
Number of Woman on Board |
% Woman on Board |
|
Enterprise Ireland |
12 (2 vacancies, appointments to be made shortly) |
4 |
33.33% |
|
Health and Safety Authority |
12 |
5 |
42% |
|
Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA) |
9 |
3 |
33.33% |
|
Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB) |
10 |
6 |
60% |
|
IDA Ireland |
10 |
4 |
40% |
|
National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) |
12 |
7 |
58% |
|
Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) |
9 (7 vacancies, appointments to be made shortly) |
1 |
11% |
|
Low Pay Commission(LPC) |
9 (6 vacancies, appointments to be made shortly) |
2 |
22% |
|
Intertrade Ireland (ITI) |
12 (1 vacancy, one female Board member resigned in May) |
2 |
17% |
