Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 December 2017
245. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce gender quotas for the boards of publicly listed companies here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54154/17]
View answerThe National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020 contains the following actions:
"4.1 Commission an independent review of the situation of women in the governance and senior management of companies in Ireland and of measures to promote and to increase women’s representation, such as targets for business.
4.2 Informed by the recommendations of the independent review (at action 4.1), develop and implement a package of measures to promote greater representation of women on corporate boards and in the senior management of companies."
I hope to be in a position to make an announcement about the independent review early in the New Year.
