Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I move amendmentNo. 122:

In page 38, to delete lines 37 to 39 and substitute the following:

"(4) Not fewer than 50 per cent of the members of the Board shall be women.".

This is a standard amendment of mine and a proposal I have submitted to various boards. I have heard the Minister's arguments to the effect that such a provision would be awkward to implement but we should try, when preparing legislation, to ensure board memberships reflect society as much as possible.

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