Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 22 Jan 1997

Vol. 473 No. 4

Written Answers. - State Boards.

Helen Keogh

Question:

538 Ms Keogh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the State and semi-State boards under the aegis of his Department; the appointments, if any, which have been made to these boards in the past year; the number of women who have been appointed; the percentage of women currently on each of these boards; and the end date of the current term of all of the boards. [1339/97]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry (Mr. Yates)

There are eight State and semi-State boards under the aegis of my Department. The information requested in respect of each board is set out in the following tabular statement.

Semi-State Board	Appointments in 1996	Current Percentage Women on Board	End Date of Current Term of Board Members
Coillte Teoranta	Nil	22	3 on 9 March, 1997
			3 on 15 March, 1997
			3 on 5 January, 1997
An Bord Bia	Mr. D. Lucey	40	3 on 30 November 1997
	Ms J. Cahill		2 on 15 November 1997
			1 on 16 November 1998
			2 on 30 November 1998
			1 on 15 November 1999
			1 on 28 November 1999
			3 on 30 November 1999
			1 on 31 May 2000
			1 on 15 November 2000
Teagasc	Mr. J. Beecher	18	2 on 25 February 1997
	Mr. M. Harvey		3 on 7 September 1997
			4 on 7 September 1998
			1 on 20 April 1999
			1 on 7 September 2001
National Milk Agency	Nil	0	Date to be determined in 1997
Irish Horseracing Authority	Nil	31	4 on 30 November 1997
			4 on 30 November 1998
			8 on 30 November 1999
Bord na gCon	Mr. C. Curley	43	2 on 30 December 1997
	Mr. D. Ward		2 on 30 December 1998
			2 on 30 December 1999
			1 (Chair) Open-ended
Irish National Stud	Mr. J. Coughlan	43	2 at each Annual General Meeting
	Ms C. O'Reilly
An Bord Glas	Mr. M. Murphy	36	All on 19 December 1999
	Mr. J. Barry
	Mr. J. Brett
	Ms V. Costelloe-Kennelly
	Mr. R. Coyle
	Ms H. Lahert
	Ms M. Moore
	Ms M. Nolan
	Mr. T. Power
	Mr. M. Prenderville
	Mr. A. Ryan

Total Appointments in 1996 — 19.

Number of Women Appointed — 6.