Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 June 2023

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Challenges Facing Women Accessing Education, Leadership and Political Roles: Discussion

Photo of Jennifer Murnane O'ConnorJennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There are 18 councillors in Carlow and two of them are women. There are 16 men and the person replacing her is a male colleague. Now the cathaoirleach, who is the first woman cathaoirleach in approximately 20 years, has 17 men on the council and she will be the only woman until Ms Wallace returns.

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