Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
1950. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of State boards under the remit of his 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.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41390/22]
View answerBoard members are not employees of the Department of Health or its aegis bodies therefore the information requested by the Deputy regarding persons with a declared disability is not collected.
In line with the Code of Practice for Governance of State Bodies annex on Gender Balance, Diversity and Inclusion the board is required to carry out a self-assessment evaluation questionnaire. Included in the self-assessment the board must be satisfied that it adequately recognises the value of differences in its members and group social differences (including disability) to improve the quality of work and decision making on the board.
In relation to the information requested by the Deputy regarding numbers and gender on each board under the aegis of my Department, this information is published on www.stateboards.ie.
