Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 December 2016
247. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport 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. [39353/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information requested by the Deputy relating to State Boards is available on my Department's website at the following link http://www.dttas.ie/corporate/english/state-board-membership-and-approved-fees. The overall percentage of female board members currently stands at 27%.
I am currently considering means by which the appointment processes can be enhanced to ensure in so far as possible the best appointments are made, in doing so I will also be cogniscant of the need to meet the Government's gender balance target.
