Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 October 2021
9. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Taoiseach the number of State boards under the remit of his 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. [49568/21]
View answerI appoint members to two state boards – the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) and the National Statistics Board (NSB). Appointments generally fall into three categories - independent members, members nominated by sectoral organisations and ex-officio members (including public servants). I have limited discretion on appointments depending on the category where the vacancy arises. All appointments to the NESC and to the NSB are made in line with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards and on the basis of the relevant legislative provisions.
My Department endeavours to improve gender balance on the NESC and the NSB by requesting nominating bodies and organisations to take account of gender balance when making nominations. My Department will also seek to ensure that the nomination of independent members continues to meet the Government’s gender balance objectives
The information requested by the Deputy is detailed in the table below.
|
- |
Independent |
Sectoral Nominees |
Ex Officio |
Total |
% Female |
||||
|
M |
F |
M |
F |
M |
F |
M |
F |
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|
National Economic and Social Council |
4 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
17 |
11 |
39.3% |
|
National Statistics Board |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
37.5% |
