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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 25 Jun 1996

Vol. 467 No. 4

Written Answers. - State Board Appointments

Helen Keogh

Ceist:

67 Ms. Keogh asked the Taoiseach 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. [13446/96]

1. The State and semi-State boards under the aegis of my Department are:

The Western Development Partnership Board

The National Statistics Board

The National Economic and Social Council

Area Development Management Limited

The Law Reform Commission.

2. There have been no appointments since 25 June 1995 to the Western Development Partnership Board, Area Development Management Limited and the Law Reform Commission.

3. The following appointment has been made to the National Statistics Board since 5 June 1995:

The National Statistics Board

Mr. David Doyle, Department of Finance.

4. While a new NESC was appointed with effect from May 1995, nominations from some organisations were received in subsequent months. The following appointments to NESC were made after 25 June 1995:

The National Economic and Social Council

Ms Margaret Hayes, Department of Tourism and Trade

Mr. Tom Toner, IBEC

Ms Lorraine Sweeney, IBEC

Ms Rosemary Steen, IBEC

Ms Patricia O'Donovan, ICTU

Mr. George Hennessy, CIF

Ms Michelle Norris, NYCI.

5. Five women have been appointed to the National Economic and Social Council since 25 June 1995. No women have been appointed to the Western Development Partnership Board, the National Statistics Board, Area Development Management Limited and the Law Reform Commission during the past year.

6. The percentage of women on each of these boards is as follows:

Organisation

Total

No. of Women

%

National Economic and Social Council

34

13

38.2

Western Development Partnership Board

21

9

43

National Statistics Board

8

1

12.5

Area Development Management Ltd.

14

2

14.3

Law Reform Commission

5

1

20

7. The position regarding other bodies under the aegis of the Department is as follows:

Organisation

Total

No. of Women

%

Devolution Commission

15

5

33

SMI Co-ordinating Group

21

8

38

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