Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 October 2014
111. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons on State boards and committees appointed by him; the number of these that are women and the number that are men, broken down by board and committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39705/14]
View answerThe information sought by the Deputy is outlined in the following tables. Please note that in the case of a number of appointments to boards within my Department’s aegis, members are nominated by representative bodies and are not at the sole discretion of the Minister.
|
State Body |
Number of Board Members |
% of Females on the Board |
No of Females appointed since taking office |
|
Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board |
7 |
28% |
2 |
|
Bord Bia |
15 |
20% |
3 |
|
Bord Iascaigh Mhara |
6 |
Nil |
0 |
|
Bord na gCon |
7 |
14% |
1 |
|
Coillte |
9 |
22% |
2 |
|
Horse Racing Ireland |
14 |
21% |
3 |
|
Irish National Stud |
7 |
14% |
1 |
|
Marine Institute |
9 |
11% |
1 |
|
National Milk Agency |
14 |
Nil |
0 |
|
Sea Fisheries Protection Authority |
3 |
33% |
1 |
|
Teagasc |
11 |
9% |
1 |
|
Veterinary Council of Ireland |
19 |
26% |
5 |
|
Statutory Committee: Bookmakers Appeal Committee |
5 |
Nil |
0 |
|
Committee |
Number of Committee Members |
% of Females on the Committee |
No of Females appointed since taking office |
|
Animal Remedies Consultative Committee |
9 |
56% |
5 |
|
COFORD Council |
14 |
7% |
1 |
|
Commonage Implementation Committee |
6 |
Nil |
0 |
|
LPIS (Land Parcel Identification System) Appeals Committee |
5 |
Nil |
0 |
|
Harvesting Our Ocean Wealth Development Task Force |
29 |
24% |
7 |
|
Internal Audit Committee |
6 |
17% |
1 |
|
Organic Focus Group |
17 |
24% |
4 |
