Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 September 2012
342. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to ensure that State boards have at least 40% of each gender, as provided for in the programme for Government; the percentage at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39153/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn response to the Deputy’s question, information of membership of State Boards is as follows.
NTMA Advisory Committee
The Board consists of 83% per cent male membership and 17% female membership.
Membership is as follows:
David Byrne
Brendan McDonagh
Tytti Noras (F)
Donald C Roth
Hugh Cooney
John Moran
Vacancy
NPRF Commission
The Board consists of 86% per cent male membership and 14% per cent female membership.
Membership is as follows:
Paul Carty
John A Canning Jnr
Brian Hillary
Maurice Keane
Knut N. Kjaer
Frances Ruane (F)
John Corrigan
SCA Policy Committee
The Board consists of 71% per cent male membership and 29% per cent female membership.
Membership is as follows:
Noel Whelan (Chairman),
Niamh Moran (F)
Tony Delany
Christopher Moore
Ms. Wendy Thompson (F)
Mr. Charlie Hardy
Mr. Fachtna Murphy
NDFA Board
The Board consists of 75% per cent male membership and 25% per cent female membership.
Membership is as follows:
John Corrigan
Brian Murphy
Ann Fitzgerald (F)
Anthony Jones
Peter McManamon
Gerry Murphy
Petrina Smyth (F)
Robert Watt
NAMA
The Board currently has 8 board members one of which is a woman. This represents 87.5% per cent male membership and 12.5% per cent female membership of the Board.
Irish Fiscal Advisory Council
– Current gender breakdown – 80% male and 20% female.
Disabled Drivers Medical Board of Appeal
- Current gender breakdown - 3 male members of the Board.
- This represents 60% per cent male membership of the Board.
- Currently 2 female members of the Board.
- This represents 40% per cent female membership of the Board.
The Fiscal Responsibility Bill 2012 provides that the Minister for Finance shall, when appointing members to the Council, to the extent practicable, ensure an appropriate balanced between men and women in the membership of the Council (Schedule – paragraph 1(3)(a)). Under the Bill, the current members of the Council will become the first members of the statutory Council but with varying terms of office in order to set up a rotation of appointments. As and when new appointments are being made, the provision outlined above will apply.
