Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
2152. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine 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. [41381/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe list of Board Members for each Board under the aegis of my Department is available on the Stateboards.ie website, Boards under Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (per.gov.ie). This includes the number of Board Members and the breakdown according to gender. It is updated by my Department on a monthly basis.
Regarding the number of persons with a declared disability, persons nominated to positions on State Boards under the aegis of my Department are not required to disclose a disability that they may have. Therefore, the Department does not hold the information requested by the Deputy.
