Appointments to State Boards

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Ceisteanna (660)

Jonathan O'Brien

Ceist:

663 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a full breakdown by gender of all appointments to State boards since February 2011; the current status of State boards in relation to the percentage of participation of women and men in each one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17562/12]

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Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health (Deputy James Reilly)

The Government decision S21590E of March, 1995 regarding the appointment of women to State Bodies states that there is a requirement for a minimum of 40% of both men and women appointed as Ministerial representatives to all State Bodies. Although the overall membership of State boards under the aegis of my Department is well balanced, with 56% of the membership being male and 44% female, some individual boards do not have a balance of 40% of each gender. In so far as possible, when making appointments to such boards I will endeavour to ensure an appropriate balance between men and women. The appointments made by me since March 2011, and current status of State boards in relation to the percentage of women and men in each one are outlined below:

Board	Member	Position	Appointed
Health Service Executive	Brian Gilroy	Ordinary Member	20/05/2011
Health Service Executive	Philip Crowley	Ordinary Member	20/05/2011
Health Service Executive	Barry White	Ordinary Member	20/05/2011
Health Service Executive	Paul Barron	Ordinary Member	20/05/2011
Health Service Executive	Tony Holohan	Ordinary Member	20/05/2011
Health Service Executive	Michael Scanlan	Ordinary Member	20/05/2011
Health Service Executive	Martin Connor	Ordinary Member	06/06/2011
Health Service Executive	Tony O’Brien	Ordinary Member	09/03/2012
Health Service Executive	Jim Breslin	Ordinary Member	09/03/2012
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	Michael Barry	Ordinary Member	15/06/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	Ciaran O’Boyle	Ordinary Member	15/06/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	Fionan O’Cuinneagain	Ordinary Member	15/06/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	Kenneth McDonald	Ordinary Member	15/06/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	Keith O’Hourihane	Ordinary Member	15/06/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	John David Corr	Ordinary Member	15/06/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	Ignatius Noel Stenson	Ordinary Member	15/06/2011
National Haemophilia Council	Barry Harrington	Chairperson	19/07/2011
National Cancer Registry Board	Donal Hollywood	Ordinary Member	06/08/2011
National Cancer Registry Board	John McCormack	Ordinary Member	06/08/2011
National Cancer Registry Board	Paul Redmond	Ordinary Member	06/08/2011
National Cancer Registry Board	Tony O’Brien	Chairperson	06/08/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	Fachtna Murphy	Ordinary Member	26/09/2011
Medical Council	Michael Ryan	Ordinary Member	04/10/2011
Health and Social Care Professionals Council	Muiris Fitzgerald	Ordinary Member	24/11/2011
Health and Social Care Professionals Council	Martin Higgins	Ordinary Member	24/11/2011
Health and Social Care Professionals Council	Pat Quinlan	Ordinary Member	24/11/2011
Tallaght Hospital Board	Keith Pearson	Chairperson	14/12/2011
Tallaght Hospital Board	Peter Byrne	Ordinary Member	21/12/2011
Tallaght Hospital Board	Tom O’Higgins	Ordinary Member	21/12/2011
Tallaght Hospital Board	David Pierpoint	Ordinary Member	21/12/2011
Tallaght Hospital Board	Peter Prendergast	Ordinary Member	21/12/2011
Health Service Executive	Michael Scanlan	Chairperson	01/01/2012
Tallaght Hospital Board	Richard Reilly	Ordinary Member	18/01/2012
St James’s Hospital Board	Colm Bergin	Ordinary Member	07/02/2012
St James’s Hospital Board	Sean Farrell	Ordinary Member	07/02/2012
VHI	Martin Sisk	Ordinary Member	15/03/2012
VHI	John Melvin	Ordinary Member	15/03/2012
VHI	Ambrose McLoughlin	Ordinary Member	15/03/2012
Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council	Maureen Cronin	Ordinary Member	20/04/2011
Health Service Executive	Laverne McGuinness	Ordinary Member	20/05/2011
Health Service Executive	Bairbre Nic Aongusa	Ordinary Member	20/05/2011
Health Service Executive	Frances Spillane	Ordinary Member	09/03/2012
National Haemophilia Council	Ann Grogan	Ordinary Member	23/05/2011
National Haemophilia Council	Deborah Greene	Ordinary Member	23/05/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	Catriona O’Driscoll	Ordinary Member	15/06/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	Leonie Clarke	Ordinary Member	15/06/2011
Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland Council	Jean Holohan	Ordinary Member	15/06/2011
National Haemophilia Council	Mary Jackson	Ordinary Member	22/07/2011
Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal	Kathryn Hutton	Ordinary Member	01/08/2011
National Cancer Registry Board	Anna Gavin	Ordinary Member	06/08/2011
National Cancer Registry Board	Deirdre Murray	Ordinary Member	06/08/2011
National Cancer Registry Board	Mary Jackson	Ordinary Member	06/08/2011
Medical Council	Marie Kehoe	Ordinary Member	04/10/2011
Irish Blood Transfusion Service	Lelia Thornton	Ordinary Member	18/10/2011
Irish Medicines Board	Mary Horgan	Ordinary Member	19/10/2011
Health and Social Care Professionals Council	Jenny Bulbulia	Ordinary Member	24/11/2011
Health and Social Care Professionals Council	Kristin Quinn	Ordinary Member	24/11/2011
Dublin Dental Hospital Board	Pat O’Boyle	Ordinary Member	02/02/2012
Dental Council	Marie Henson	Ordinary Member	15/02/2012
National Haemophilia Council	Beatrice Nolan	Ordinary Member	24/02/2012
Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal	Karen O’Driscoll	Ordinary Member	10/03/2012
Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal	Karen Fergus	Chairperson	10/03/2012

Board	No. of Members	% Men	% Women
Advisory Committee for Human Medicines (IMB)	11	72	18
Advisory Committee for Veterinary Medicines (IMB)	12	75	25
Advisory Committee on Medical Devices (IMB)	12	75	25
An Bord Altranais	26	35	65
Beaumont Hospital Board	10	50	50
Poisons Council	18	61	39
Consultative Council on Hepatitis C	14	43	57
Dental Council	22	45	55
Drug Treatment Centre Board	9	67	33
Dublin Dental Hospital Board	13	54	46
Food Safety Authority of Ireland	7	57	43
Health and Social Care Professionals Council	12	42	58
Health Information and Quality Authority	12	58	42
Health Insurance Authority	4	75	25
Health Research Board	10	70	30
Interim Board of the Health Service Executive	12	75	25
Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation Tribunal	14	21	79
Tallaght Hospital Board	9	89	11
Irish Blood Transfusion Service	12	42	58
Irish Medicines Board	8	62	38
Leopardstown Park Hospital Board	7	43	57
Medical Council	25	64	36
Mental Health Commission	13	61	39
National Cancer Registry Board	7	57	43
National Haemophilia Council	9	33	67
National Paediatric Hospital Development Board	9	67	33
National Treatment Purchase Fund	8	50	50
Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council	17	71	29
Radiographers Registration Board	12	25	75
Scientific Committee of the FSAI	15	60	40
Social Workers Registration Board	13	54	46
St James Hospital Board	8	62	38
VHI	10	80	20