Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 October 2021
151. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of State boards under the remit of her Department or its agencies in tabular form; the 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. [49569/21]
View answerAs Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, I have responsibility for twenty-one varied and diverse State Agencies, including appointments to the Boards.
As outlined in the table below, the current overall gender balance ratio, in respect of the State Boards under my remit, is 50% female and 50% male representation.
*PAS campaigns in progress/pending to address existing and pending vacancies.
**Appointments to boards of North/South bodies are made by the North-South Ministerial Council arising from nominations on a 50:50 basis by each jurisdiction.
