Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 December 2021
469. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science 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 persons with a declared disability on each board; and the percentage of each board that is made up of persons with a declared disability. [62527/21]
View answerThe information sought by the Deputy, in regard to the bodies under the remit of my Department, in conjunction with the details of numbers of board members, is provided in the following table.
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Aegis Bodies under the remit of the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science |
Number of members on each State Body’s Board |
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An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna (SOLAS) |
13 |
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Grangegorman Development Agency |
15 |
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Higher Education Authority |
15 |
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Irish Research Council |
12 |
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Léargas – The Exchange Bureau |
9 |
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Quality and Qualifications Ireland |
10 |
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Science Foundation Ireland |
12 |
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Skillnet Ireland |
13 |
Information in regard to board members with disabilities is not collated.
