Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 December 2021
181. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members on each board; the number of persons with a declared disability on each board; and the percentage of each board that is made up of persons with a declared disability. [62524/21]
View answerThe information sought by the Deputy in relation to the number of State Boards under the remit of the Department and the number of members of each State Board is available at www.stateboards.ie. Further information is also available on the Department’s website at gov.ie - State Board Membership (www.gov.ie).
Under Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 there is a requirement for public bodies to report on the percentage of people with a disability employed within the organisation. This report is collated annually by the National Disability Authority. As Board members are not generally considered employees of the State Body, there is no requirement for the State Bodies to collate information in relation to their disability status.
