Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 March 2012
525 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a full breakdown by gender of all appointments to State boards since February 2011; the current status of State boards regarding the percentage of participation of women and men in each one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17556/12]
View answerThere are currently 12 State Bodies that fall under the aegis of my Department. Of these, I have made appointments to those Boards listed in the following table since I became Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine:
|
Body/Agency |
No. of Board Members |
Names of Board Members 2011 |
Breakdown of gender (%) |
No of Board appointments |
Name |
|
Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board |
7 |
Mr Mark O’Connell (Chair)Mr Brendan BriceMs Camilla KeaneMr Mario J MinehaneMr Sean MurphyAn tUasal Lorcan O’CinneideMr Michael Sweeney |
Male: 86%Female: 14% |
2 |
Mr Brendan BriceMs Camilla Keane |
|
An Bord Bia |
15 |
Mr Michael Carey (Chair)Mr John BryanMr Gary BrownDr Noel CawleyMr John ComerMr Michael CroninMs Anne Maria DennisonMr Kieran DunneMr Frank HayesMs Rhona HollandMr John KingstonProf Fergal O’GaraMr Brody Sweeney+2 vacancies |
Male: 85%Female: 15% |
8(including the Chair) |
Mr Michael Carey (Chair)Mr John BryanMr Gary BrownMr John ComerMr Michael CroninMs Rhona HollandMr John KingstonMr Brody Sweeney |
|
Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) |
6 |
Ms Rose McHugh (Chair)Mr Enda BonnerMr Thomas KavanaghMr Sean O’DonoghueMr Paidi O’Se+1 vacancy |
Male: 80%Female: 20% |
1 |
Mr Sean O’Donoghue |
|
Bord na gCon |
7 |
Mr Philip Meaney (Chair)Mr Timothy GilbertMr Tony McNameeMr Brendan MooreMr Matt MurphyMr William O’DwyerMs Teresa Wall |
Male: 86%Female: 14% |
5(incl re-appointed) |
Mr Philip Meaney (Chair)Mr Tim GilbertMr Tony McNameeMr Brendan MooreMr Matt Murphy |
|
Coillte |
9 |
Mr Brendan McKenna (Chair)Mr Breffini ByrneMr Denis J ByrneMs Alma KellyMr Oliver McCabeMr Seamus MurrayDr Yvonne ScanlanMr Frank Toal+1 vacancy |
Male: 75%Female: 25% |
1 |
Mr Oliver McCabe |
|
Horse Racing Ireland |
14 |
Mr Denis Brosnan (Chair)Mr Bernard CaldwellMr Noel CloakeMr William FloodMr Joe HeronMr Michael HickeyMr Francis HylandMr Noel MeadeMr John MoloneyMr Jim NicholsonMr Neville O’ByrneMs Mary O’ConnorMr John PowerMr Roddy Ryan |
Male: 93%Female: 7% |
3 |
Mr Neville O’ByrneMs Mary O’ConnorMr Noel Meade |
|
Irish National Stud |
7 |
Lady O’Reilly (Chair)Mr Jim BeecherDr Sean BradyMr P.J. FitzpatrickMs Jessica HarringtonMr Paul ShellyMr Dermot Weld |
Male: 71%Female: 29% |
0 |
— |
|
Marine Institute |
9 |
Mr Jim Fennell (Chair)Mr Francis CoyleProf Bernie HanniganMr Richard FlynnMr Lorcan O’ CinneideDr Eleanor O’HigginsMs Emer RoganMr Michael Walsh+1 vacancy |
Male: 62%Female: 38% |
— |
|
|
National Milk Agency |
14 |
Mr Denis Murphy (Chair)Mr Eamonn BrayMr Jerome CrowleyMr Richard DonohueMr John FosterMr George KearnsMr Donal KelleherMr Michael KilcoyneMr Walter MaloneyMr Eamonn McEnteggartMr Padraig MulliganMr John O’CallaghanMr Tony O’DriscollMr Frank Tobin |
Male: 100%Female: 0% |
0 |
— |
|
Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) |
3 |
Mr Peter Whelan (Chair)Mr Andrew KinneenMr Micheal O’Mahony |
Male: 100%Female: 0% |
0 |
— |
|
Teagasc |
11 |
Dr Noel Cawley (Chair)Mr James J BrettMs Marie ChristieMr Tom CollinsMr Eddie DowneyMr Joe FizgeraldProf Patrick FottrellMr Padraig GibbonsMr Martin HeraghtyMr Frank O’MahonyMs Margaret Sweeney |
Male: 82%Female: 18% |
1 |
Thomas Cooke — nominated by ICMSA |
|
Veterinary Council |
19 |
Mr Séan O’Laoide (Chair)Ms Barbara BentMr William CashmanMr Joseph P CassidyMr Joseph A CollinsMr Daniel J ConnollyMr Thomas HanleyMs Dairine MacFaddenMs Grace MulcahyMr Finbar MulliganMs Melanie O’DonoghueMr John O’RourkeMs Margaret O’SullivanMs Meta OsborneMr Seamus QuinnMr Patrick J RoganMr Fergus SmithMr Patrick J TaltyMs Lindy Vaughan |
Male: 63%Female: 37% |
5 |
Mr Michael Joseph SheahanMr Peadar Ó’ScanaillMr Michael Patrick Mary SadlierMs Deirdre Patricia CampionMr Martin Blake |
