Written answers

Wednesday, 4 April 2007

Department of Social and Family Affairs

Appointments to State Boards

11:00 pm

Photo of Olwyn EnrightOlwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 209: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the number of nominations from each gender to State boards for which his Department has responsibility in each of the years 2002 to date in 2007. [13165/07]

Photo of Séamus BrennanSéamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The five statutory agencies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Pensions Board, the Combat Poverty Agency, the Citizens Information Board (formerly Comhairle), the Family Support Agency and the Social Welfare Tribunal. In addition the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of my Department.

The following are the number of appointments, by gender, to each board since 2002.

The Pensions Board
MaleFemale
200211
2003None
200410
200598*
2006None
2007None
*New board appointed on expiry of previous board.
Combat Poverty Agency
MaleFemale
200201
200356
200423
200501
200673
2007 to date20
Citizens Information Board (formerly Comhairle)
MaleFemale
200244
200362
200411
200500
200693
200702
Family Support Agency
MaleFemale
200357
2004None
200526
200634
2007None

The board of the Family Support Agency was established on 6th May 2003.

Social Welfare Tribunal
MaleFemale
2002None
200351
2004None
2005None
2006None
200741

Photo of Eamon GilmoreEamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 210: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the appointments to State boards, other bodies under the aegis of his Department, or other public appointments of any kind, which will be due to be made by him between 29 March 2007 and 4 July 2007. [13211/07]

Photo of Séamus BrennanSéamus Brennan (Dublin South, Fianna Fail)
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The five statutory agencies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Pensions Board, the Combat Poverty Agency, the Citizens Information Board (formerly Comhairle), the Family Support Agency and the Social Welfare Tribunal. In addition the Pensions Ombudsman comes under the remit of my Department.

On 30th March 2007 I appointed Ms. Patricia Walshe and Ms. Laurie Cearr as members of the Citizens Information Board. No other appointments are due to be made to this Board before 4 July 2007.

Two vacancies will arise on the board of the Combat Poverty Agency between 29th March 2007 and 4th July 2007.

No appointments are due to be made to the Pensions Board, the Family Support Agency and the Social Welfare Tribunal between 29th March 2007 and 4th July 2007.

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