Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 4 October 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach

Behaviour and Culture of the Irish Retail Banks Report: Central Bank of Ireland

9:30 am

Photo of Gerry HorkanGerry Horkan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That was actually my next point. I had written it down. I was going to ask about the level of diversity and inclusion because we have been here for more than two hours and, although it is quite a big chapter in the report, nobody has mentioned it. One would expect to have quite a number of bankers and accountants in a bank. I declare that I happen to be an accountant. Obviously, gender balance is an issue. Some of the figures for female participation make Leinster House look good. Even in respect of applicants, at one stage the figure was down to 10% or 12%. It has been got up to 29% over five or six years, but that does not necessarily indicate that the women concerned were successful, only that they were applicants. Obviously, a gender balance is required, but about what other diversity measures are the delegates talking?

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