Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 September 2015
512. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of concerns from male survivors of institutional abuse resident in Ireland that they are under-represented on the board of Caranua; the reason there are more United Kingdom residents appointed to the board; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33071/15]
View answerAppointments to the Board of Caranua, the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund, are made in accordance with the provisions of Section 11 of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 and with the Government's procedures for the making of appointments to State boards.
Section 11(1) of the 2012 Act provides for the appointment of a 9 member Board, of whom 4 are persons who were resident in an institution specified in the schedule to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2002 before they attained the age of 18 years, while section 11(3) provides that, in making appointments, the Minister shall, in so far as is possible, ensure an equitable balance between men and women in the composition of the Board. The Board of Caranua as currently composed reflects these two statutory requirements. I should point out also that the Board includes three persons who reside in the United Kingdom, this reflects the significant number of former residents residing there.
The most recent appointment to fill a casual vacancy on the Board of Caranua was made in accordance with the new procedures recently put in place for the making of appointments to State Boards.
