Frances Fitzgerald
Question:106 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will give details of the boards under the aegis of his Department; and the current membership and the number of women on each of these boards. [20478/97]
Written Answers. - Gender Equality.
There are six State boards or agencies which come under the aegis of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Therse are: Agency for Personal Service Overseas (APSO); Cultural Relations Committee (CRC); Irish Aid Advisory Committee (IAAC); The National Committee for Development Education (NCDE); The Refugee Agency, and Joint Department of Foreign Affairs/NGO Standing Committee on Human Rights.
The current membership, including the number of women serving on each of these boards or agencies, is as follows:
Agency for Personal Services Overseas (APSO)
(six women out of a membership of 11)
Dr. Anthony Clare (Chair)
Mr. Howard Dalzell
Ms Mairéad Hayes
Fr. Des McGillicuddy
Mr. Paul Cullen
Ms Anne Connolly
Ms Philomena Murnaghan
Ms Mary Sweeney
Mr. Robin Hanan
Ms Maeve Healy
Ms June Carr
Cultural Relations Committee 1996-98
(eight women out of a membership of 18)
Prof. Brendan Kennelly
Mr. John Behan
Ms Siobhan Bourke
Mr. Paul Brady
Mr. Cecily Brennan
Mr. Terence Brown
Ms Ann Deeney
Mr. T. V. Honan
Ms Fionnuala Hunt
Mr. Alf MacLochlainn
Ms Jackie McKenna
Ms Emer McNamara
Mr. Chris Meehan
Mr. Peter Murray
Ms Doireann Ní Bhriain
Mr. Michael O'Siadhail
Ms Liz Sharkey
Ms Patricia Quinn
Members of Irish Aid Advisory Committee
(four women out of a membership of 14)
Prof. John Kelly
Ms Deirdre Farrell
Ms Gretchen Fitzgerald
Mr. Paddy McGuckian
Mr. John Gogan
Mr. Michael O'Donnell
Mr. John O'Shea
Mr. Howard Dalzell
Ms Sylda Langford
Mr. Seán Byrne
Ms Margaret Fitzgerald
Mr. Tony Fahey
Mr. Noel McDonagh
Mr. Niall Tóibín
National Committee for Development Education (NCDE)
(seven women out of a membership of 16)
Mr. Liam Wegimont
Mr. Tom O'Connor
Mr. Tom Curran
Ms Mary Quinlan
Mr. Seán MacNamara
Dr. Colm Regan
Ms Anne Webster
Mr. John Grindle
Mr. Michael O'Sullivan
Ms Bet Aalen
Mr. Albert O'Ceallaigh
Prof. Helen O'Neill
Ms Cris Mulvey
Mr. Kevin Kelly
Ms Helen Cole
Ms Heike Vornhagen
Vacancy
Board of the Refugee Agency
(eight women out of a membership of 15)
Ms Iseult O'Malley (Chairperson)
Ms Noreen O'Sullivan
Mr. Barry O'Hara
Ms Mary Aylward
Ms Mary Lally
Mr. Seán McGabhann
Mr. Jim Cantwell
Mr. Robert McLean
Observer members
Mr. Sten Broneé
Dr. Wendy Cox (For Overseas Students)
Ms Shiela Curran
Mr. David Keane
Sr. Phil Sinnott
Rev. Dermot Clifford
Ms Nadette Foley
Joint Department of Foreign Affairs/NGO Standing Committee on Human Rights.
(seven women out of a membership of 14)
Rev. Michael Begg
Mr. Jerome Connolly
Mr. Howard Dalzell
Mr. Michael Ferrell
Mr. Kevin Kelly
Ms Karen Kenny
Ms Mary Lawlor
Ms Maura Leen
Ms Mary McEvoy
Mr. John O'Shea
Dr. Gerard Quinn
Ms Maura Quinn
Ms Niamh Reilly
Ms Mary Van Lieshout
Vacancy