Written answers
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
Departmental Staff
9:00 pm
Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 326: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of special advisers appointed in his Department between June 1997 and February 2011; the cost of each special adviser appointed to his office between June 1997 and February 2011; the gender ratio of these appointments between June 1997 and February 2011; the number of appointments to State Boards made during the period June 1997 to February 2011; and the gender ratio of appointments made to State boards during the period June 1997 to February 2011. [7415/11]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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For the years in question my Department appointed 8 special advisers at a total cost of €2,140,723, all of whom were male.
The number of appointments made to and the gender ratio of these appointments to the State Boards that fall under my Department's remit are detailed in the following table:
| State Body | Reply |
| Non-Commercial Bodies | |
| Aqua licensing Appeals Board | 7 Appointments - 1 Women, 5 Men with 1 vacancy. |
| Bord Bia | 70 appointments - 54 men, 16 women. |
| Bord Iascaigh Mhara | 26 Appointments- 7 Women and 19 Men |
| Marine Institute | 17 Appointments - 5 women, 12 men |
| National Milk Agency | 20 appointments - all male |
| Sea Fisheries Protection Agency | 3 Appointments – all male |
| Teagasc | 23 Appointments - 4 women, 19 men. |
| Veterinary Council of Ireland | 52 Appointments – 17 women, 35 men |
| Commercial Bodies | |
| Bord na gCon | 30 Appointments - 7 women, 23 men |
| Coillte | 25 Appointments - 4 women, 21 men |
| Horse Racing Ireland | 72 Appointments - 8 women, 64 men |
| Irish National Stud | 30 Appointments - 9 women, 21 men |
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