Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 December 2016
123. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies in tabular form; the total number of members of each board; the number of women on each board; and the percentage of each board that is made up of women. [39351/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere are 5 statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department. These are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council, the Pensions Ombudsman (which does not have a board) and the Social Welfare Tribunal.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table.
|
BOARD |
TOTAL NO. OF BOARD MEMBERS |
TOTAL NO. OF BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE WOMEN |
% OF BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE WOMEN (ROUNDED TO NEAREST %) |
|
Citizens Information Board |
15 |
6 |
40 % |
|
Pensions Authority |
3 |
2 |
67 % |
|
Pensions Council |
12 |
6 |
50 % |
|
Social Welfare Tribunal |
5 |
2 |
40 % |
