Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 12 Mar 1997

Vol. 476 No. 3

Written Answers. - Departmental Policies.

Helen Keogh

Question:

143 Ms Keogh asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the nominating bodies to each board under the aegis of his Department; the number of seats to which each of these bodies nominate; and the guidelines or instructions given to nominating bodies to assist in achieving gender balance in line with Government policy. [6970/97]

Minister for Enterprise and Employment (Mr. R. Bruton)

The schedule below lists those State boards under the aegis of my Department to which nominations are made by nominating bodies.

Name of Body	Nominating Body	Number of nominated appointments
Foras Áiseanna Saothair	Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU)	4
	Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC)	4
	Minister for Education	1
	Minister for Finance	1
	Minister for Social Welfare	1
	National Youth Council of Ireland	1
	FÁS employees members	2
National Authority for Occupational Safety and Health	ICTUIBEC	33
Labour Relations Commission	ICTUIBEC	22
Nitrigin Éireann Teoranta	Worker Directors (directly elected by workers)	4
Crafts Council of Ireland	Elected members (elected by craft workers, representative organisations etc.)	10

It should be noted that while the county enterprise boards are under the aegis of my Department, the actual appointments to the boards are made by the relevant board itself.

The bodies nominating persons to boards, under the aegis of my Department, have been advised of the Government's gender balance policy.