Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 29 Mar 2001

Vol. 533 No. 5

Written Answers. - Ministerial Appointments.

Frances Fitzgerald

Question:

79 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the number of appointments made to boards, both semi-State and private, under the aegis of his Department in each of the past years 1997-2001; if he will give, in regard to each year and each board to which appointments were made, the number and percentage of males and females appointed to each board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9326/01]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (Mr. Walsh)

There are currently eight State bodies under the aegis of my Department. The information required by the Deputy is included in the following schedule.

SCHEDULE

During 1997 the following appointments were made to the state bodies under the aegis of my Department:

Board	TotalAppointed	Women	%	MinisterialNominees	Women	%
Bord Glas	nil	–	–	–	–	–
National Milk Agency	15	–	–	1	–	–
Interm board of Milk Agency	nil	–	–	–	–	–
Coillte Teoranta	9	2	22	9	2	22
Teagasc	6	1	16	3	1	33
Bord Bia	1	–	–	1	–	–
Irish Horseracing Authority	3	–	–	–	–	–
National Stud	2	1	50	2	1	50
Bord na gCon	1	–	nil	1	–	nil

The following appointments were made during 1998:

Board	TotalAppointed	Women	%	MinisterialNominees	Women	%
Bord Glas	1	1	100	1	1	100
National Milk Agency	nil	–	–	1	–	–
Interm board of Milk Agency	nil	–	–	–	–	–
Coillte Teoranta	nil	–	–	–	–	–
Teagasc	7	2	28	3	1	33
Bord Bia	2	1	50	1	1	100
Irish Horseracing Authority	nil	–	–	–	–	–
National Stud	3	2	66	3	2	66
Bord na gCon	2	2	100	2	2	100

The Western Development Commission was established on 1 February, 1999, with the following membership structure:

Total Appointed	Women	%	MinisterialNominees	Women	%
12	4	33	12	4	33

The following appointments were made during 1999:

Board	TotalAppointed	Women	%	MinisterialNominees	Women	%
Bord Glas	12	2	16	11	2	18
National Milk Agency	nil	–	–	1	–	–
Interm board of Milk Agency	nil	–	–	–	–	–
Coillte Teoranta	nil	–	–	–	–	–
Teagasc	1	–	–	–	–	–
Bord Bia	21	7	33	14	5	35
Irish Horseracing Authority	12	2	16	3	–	–
National Stud	3	2	66	3	2	66
Bord na gCon	2	–	–	2	–

The following appointments were made during 2000:

Board	TotalAppointed	Women	%	MinisterialNominees	Women	%
Bord Glas	11	2	18	11	2	18
National Milk Agency	1	–	–	–	–	–
Interm Board of Milk Agency	nil	–	–	–	–	–
Coillte Teoranta	nil	–	–	–	–	–
Teagasc	1	–	–	–	–
Bord Bia	11	3	27	5	1	20
Irish Horseracing Authority	5	1	20	2	–	–
National Stud	1	–	–	1	–	–
Bord na gCon	3	–	–	3	–	–
Western Dev. Commission	12	4	33	12	4	33

No appointments have been made to date in 2001.