Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 27 Jun 2000

Vol. 522 No. 2

Written Answers. - Ministerial Appointments.

Frances Fitzgerald

Question:

345 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage Gaeltacht and the Islands the number of appointments made to boards, semi-State and private, under the aegis of her Department in each of the years 1997 to 2000; if she will give, in regard to each year and each board to which appointments are made, the number and percentage of males and females appointed to each board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17919/00]

Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands (Miss de Valera)

The information requested by the Deputy is out as follows:

National Museum Board of Visitors

	1997	1998	1999	2000
No. of Appointments	4	3	0	0
%Female	50%	33.3%	0	0
%Male	50%	66.7%	0	0

Caretaker Board of National Museum

	1997	1998	1999	2000
No. of Appointments	1	0	3	0
%Female	0	0	33.3%	0
%Male	100%	0	66.7%	0

National Library Council of Trustees

	1997	1998	1999	2000
No. of Appointments	2	1	2	0
%Female	0%	0%	100%	0
%Male	100%	100%	0%	0

National Archive Advisory Council

	1997	1998	1999	2000
No. of Appointments	11	1	0	0
%Female	45%	0%	0	0
%Male	55%	100%	0	0

National Gallery

	1997	1998	1999	2000
No. of Appointments	3	5	5	0
%Female	33.3%	20%	20%	0
%Male	66.7%	80%	80%	0

National Concert Hall

	1997	1998	1999	2000
No. of Appointments	3	0	0	0
%Female	66.7%	0	0	0
%Male	33.3%	0%	0	0

Chester Beatty Library

	1997	1998	1999	2000
No. of Appointments	0	0	3	0
%Female	0	0	100%	0
%Male	0	0	0%	0

IMMA

	1997	1998	1999	2000
No. of Appointments	0	0	0	15
%Female	0	0	0	53%
%Male	0	0	0	47%

Marsh's Library

	1997	1998	1999	2000
No. of Appointments	2	0	2	0
%Female	50%	0	0%	0
%Male	50%	0	100%	0

Irish Manuscripts Commission

	1997	1998	1999	2000
No. of Appointments	6	2	1	6
%Female	50%	0%	0%	33.3%
%Male	50%	100%	100%	66.7%

Arts Council

	1997	1998	1999	2000
No. of Appointments	0	17	1	3
%Female	0	47%	0%	33.3%
%Male	0	53%	100%	66.7%

Bórd na Leabhair Gaeilge

	1997	1998	1999	2000
No. of Appointments	0	0	7	0
%Female	0	0	43%	0
%Male	0	0	57%	0

Bord Na Gaeilge

	1997	1998	1999	2000
No. of Appointments	2	6	0	N/A
%Female	50%	50%	0	N/A
%Male	50%	50%	0	N/A

Bord na Gaeilge was dissolved on 01/12/1999 as a result of the coming into effect of the British-Irish Agreement Act, 1999, and the repeal of the Board na Gaeilge Act, 1978.

Údarás na Gaeltachta

	1997	1998	1999	2000
No. of Appointments	0	0	0	3
%Female	0	0	0	33.3%
%Male	0	0	0	66.7%

Coimisiún don Ghaeilge sa Gaeltachta

	1997	1998	1999	2000
No. of Appointments	N/A	N/A	N/A	8
%Female	N/A	N/A	N/A	37.5%
%Male	N/A	N/A	N/A	62.5%

RTE

	1997	1998	1999	2000
No. of Appointments	0	1	1	8
%Female	0	0	0	50%
%Male	0	100%	100%	50%

IRTC

	1997	1998	1999	2000
No. of Appointments	0	10	0	0
%Female	0	50%	0	0
%Male	0	50%	0	0

Broadcasting Complaints Commission

	1997	1998	1999	2000
No. of Appointments	5	0	0	0
%Female	40%	0	0	0
%Male	60%	0	0	0

Irish Film Board

	1997	1998	1999	2000
No. of Appointments	6	0	1	0
%Female	50%	0	0	0
%Male	50%	0	100%	0

Heritage Council

	1997	1998	1999	2000
No. of Appointments	0	1	1	0
%Female	0	0	100%	0
%Male	0	100%	0	0