There are five agencies under the remit of my Department as follows:
- the Adoption Authority of Ireland,
- the Board of Management of Oberstown Children Detention Campus,
- the Child and Family Agency (Tusla),
- Gaisce, The Presidents Award,
- the Ombudsman for Children’s Office.
Of the above the Ombudsman for Children’s Office is the only body which does not have a Board.
In accordance with the provisions of the 2016 Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies (Section 2.8) the incoming Chairperson is required to appear before the relevant Oireachtas Committee when taking up office. Other board members have appeared before Oireachtas Committees when invited to in the past.
The following table provides the additional information requested by the Deputy:
Name of Board
|
Number of Board members
|
Number of current vacancies
|
Adoption Authority of Ireland
|
7
|
0
|
Board of Management of Oberstown Children Detention Campus
|
13
|
0
|
The Child and Family Agency (Tusla)
|
9
|
0
|
Gaisce, The President’s Award
|
15
|
1
|
Ombudsman for Children's Office
|
N/A
|
N/A
|