Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 December 2016
66. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of State boards under the remit of her 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. [39349/16]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, the achievement of gender balance of 40% on State boards is a target in the Programme for a Partnership Government and will be pursued as part of the forthcoming National Women's Strategy.
There are 22 state boards under the remit of my Department. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to these boards is set out in the table.
|
Name of Board |
Total number of Board Members |
Number of Women on Board |
Percentage of Board made up of Women |
|
Charities Regulatory Authority |
15 |
7 |
47% |
|
Charity Appeals Tribunal |
5 |
3 |
60% |
|
Classification of Films Appeal Board |
9 |
5 |
56% |
|
Courts Service Board |
18 |
3 |
17% |
|
Garda Síochána Arbitration Board |
3 |
0 |
0% |
|
Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission |
3 |
2 |
67% |
|
Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission |
15 |
8 |
53% |
|
Judicial Appointments Advisory Board |
11 |
5 |
45% |
|
Legal Aid Board |
12 |
6 |
50% |
|
Mental Health (Criminal Law) Review Board |
4 |
2 |
50% |
|
National Disability Authority |
12 |
6 |
50% |
|
Ordnance Survey Ireland |
10 |
2 |
20% |
|
Parole Board |
11 |
2 |
18% |
|
Policing Authority |
8 |
5 |
63% |
|
Private Security Authority |
11 |
6 |
55% |
|
Property Registration Authority |
11 |
5 |
45% |
|
Property Services Appeal Board |
1 |
0 |
0% |
|
Property Services Regulatory Authority |
11 |
6 |
55% |
|
Valuation Tribunal |
24 |
9 |
38% |
In addition the Private Security Appeal Board, the Censorship of Publications Appeal Board and the Censorship of Publications Board currently have no members appointed.
