Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 December 2021
620. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [62519/21]
View answerThe information requested regarding the number of State Bodies under the remit of my Department and the number of members on each board is set out in the following table.
Persons nominated to positions on State Boards under the aegis of my Department are not required to disclose a disability that they may have. Therefore, the Department does not hold the information requested by the Deputy.
|
No. |
State Body |
Total Number of Places on the Board (Including the Chairperson) |
Total Number currently sitting on the Board (Including the Chairperson) |
|
1 |
Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board (ALAB) |
7 |
7 |
|
2 |
Bord Bia |
15 |
11 |
|
3 |
Bord Iascaigh Mhara |
6 |
5 |
|
4 |
Rásaíocht Con Éireann - (formerly Bord na gCon) |
7 |
6 |
|
5 |
Coillte |
9 |
7 |
|
6 |
Horse Racing Ireland |
14 |
14 |
|
7 |
Irish National Stud |
7 |
7 |
|
8 |
Marine Institute |
9 |
8 |
|
9 |
National Milk Agency |
16 |
16 |
|
10 |
Sea Fisheries Protection Authority |
3 |
2 |
|
11 |
Teagasc |
11 |
11 |
|
12 |
Veterinary Council of Ireland |
19 |
19 |
