Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
1280. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of State boards under the remit of her Department or its agencies; the total number of members of each board; the numbers on each board broken down according to gender; and the number of persons with a declared disability on each board in tabular form. [41395/22]
View answerThere are four statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department: the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council and the Social Welfare Tribunal. The tables below set out the total number of members on each board and its corresponding gender ratio.
Please note that Board members are not required to declare a disability and hence the information requested on the representation of people with disabilities on each board is not available.
Citizens Information Board
|
Total Membership of Board |
Membership Male |
Membership Female |
|
11 |
4 |
7 |
Pensions Authority
|
Total Membership of Board |
Membership (Male) |
Membership Female |
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
Pensions Council
|
Total Membership of Board |
Membership (Male) |
Membership Female |
|
10* |
4 |
6 |
(* There is currently one vacancy on the Board of the Pensions Council, an ex-officio member representing the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.)
Social Welfare Tribunal
|
Total Membership of Board |
Membership (Male) |
Membership Female |
|
5* |
2 |
2 |
(* The position of Chairperson of the Social Welfare Tribunal is currently vacant)
