Dessie Ellis
Question:785. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of implementing a gender quota of 40% on the new social economic committees. [34845/13]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013
785. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of implementing a gender quota of 40% on the new social economic committees. [34845/13]
View answer819. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of implementing a gender quota of 40% on the new socioeconomic committees. [35280/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 785 and 819 together.
The operating guidelines for "front-runner" Socioeconomic Committees reflect the Government’s commitment on gender equality and require Socioeconomic Committees to aim for a minimum membership of 40 % men and 40% women. I foresee no specific cost in implementing the gender quota.