Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 October 2021
339. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection 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. [49567/21]
View answerThere are four (4) statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department: the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council and the Social Welfare Tribunal. Details in relation to the total membership and gender balance of each of these is set out in tabular format below:
|
Statutory body |
Total Membership of Board |
No. of Women on Board |
Percentage of women on Board (%) |
|
Citizens Information Board |
13 |
8 |
62% |
|
Pensions Authority * |
3 |
0 |
0% |
|
Pensions Council |
9 |
4 |
44% |
|
Social Welfare Tribunal |
5 |
2 |
40% |
* The membership of the Pensions Authority consists of an independent Chairperson, appointed by the Minister for Social Protection and two ex-officio members representing the Department of Finance and the Department of Social Protection.
