Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 December 2016
240. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies in tabular form; the total number of members of each board; the number of women on each board; and the percentage of each board that is made up of women. [39341/16]
View answerThere are 19 State boards / agencies under the aegis of my Department. The following table sets out the information requested by the Deputy.
|
State Body/Agency |
No. of positions on Board |
Current membership |
No of vacancies |
No of women on board |
% of women on board* |
|
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) |
9 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
37.5 |
|
BAI Compliance Committee |
8 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
57 |
|
BAI Contract Awards Committee |
8 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
43 |
|
RTÉ |
12 |
11 |
1 |
6 |
55 |
|
TG4 |
12 |
11 |
1 |
6 |
55 |
|
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
6 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
|
An Post |
15 |
13 |
2 |
3 |
23 |
|
Commission for Communication Regulation (ComReg) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA) |
14 |
8 |
6 ** |
2 |
25 |
|
Bord na Móna (BnM) |
12 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
|
Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
33 |
|
EirGrid |
10 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
33 |
|
ESB |
12 |
12 |
0 |
4 |
33 |
|
Irish National Petroleum Corporation Ltd (INPC) |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA) |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) |
12 |
10 |
2 |
4 |
40 |
|
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) |
10 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
30 |
|
Loughs Agency |
12 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
|
The Mining Board |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
A complete list of all current members and vacancies is available on the State Boards website at www.stateboards.ie.
*Based on current board membership
** It is not proposed to fill all of these vacancies on the board of the DHDA in light of the merger with Dublin City Council.
