Vol. 467 No. 4
228 Ms Keogh asked the Minister for Social Welfare the State and semi-State boards under the aegis of his Department; the appointments, if any, that have been made to these boards in the past year; the number of women who have been appointed by him; and the percentage of women currently on each of these boards. [13455/96]
The statutory agencies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Combat Poverty Agency, the Pensions Board and the National Social Service Board.
As regards the Combat Poverty Agency, I appointed Ms Deirdre Carroll as a member of the board in January 1995 and Ms Anna Lee as a member of the board and chairperson in June 1995. Eleven board members whose term of office has expired have not yet been replaced thus reducing the current board to five members, 80 per cent of whom are women.
