Departmental Staff

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 April 2011

Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Questions (307)

Jerry Buttimer

Question:

326 Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of special advisers appointed in his Department between June 1997 and February 2011; the cost of each special adviser appointed to his office between June 1997 and February 2011; the gender ratio of these appointments between June 1997 and February 2011; the number of appointments to State boards made during the period June 1997 to February 2011; and the gender ratio of appointments made to State boards during the period June 1997 to February 2011. [7415/11]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Deputy Simon Coveney)

For the years in question my Department appointed 8 special advisers at a total cost of €2,140,723, all of whom were male.

The number of appointments made to and the gender ratio of these appointments to the State Boards that fall under my Department's remit are detailed in the following table:

State Body	Reply
Non-Commercial Bodies
Aqua licensing Appeals Board	7 Appointments — 1 Woman, 5 men with 1 vacancy.
Bord Bia	70 appointments — 54 men, 16 women.
Bord Iascaigh Mhara	26 Appointments — 7 Women and 19 men
Marine Institute	17 Appointments — 5 women, 12 men
National Milk Agency	20 appointments — all male
Sea Fisheries Protection Agency	3 Appointments — all male
Teagasc	23 Appointments — 4 women, 19 men.
Veterinary Council of Ireland	52 Appointments — 17 women, 35 men
Commercial Bodies
Bord na gCon	30 Appointments — 7 women, 23 men
Coillte	25 Appointments — 4 women, 21 men
Horse Racing Ireland	72 Appointments — 8 women, 64 men
Irish National Stud	30 Appointments — 9 women, 21 men