Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 64:

In page 36, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following:"(4) When appointing members of the Board, the Minister shall have regard to—

(a) the objective that at least 40 per cent of members of the Board shall be women and at least 40 per cent shall be men, and

(b) the guidelines, if any, prepared by the Minister in relation to appointments to boards of State bodies.

(5) The Minister may, following consultation with the Minister, if any, in whom functions in relation to the public body are vested, appoint a person who is an employee of, or holds an office or other position in, a public body to be a member of the Board.

(6) The Minister may appoint not less than 2 who are not employees of, or the holders of an office or other position in, a public body to be a member of the Board.

(7) The Minister shall ensure, where practicable, that not less than one third of the members of the Board are appointed pursuant to subsection (6).".