Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline, in tabular form, both the number and the percentage of women and men on State boards under the aegis of his Department in each of the past ten years; if he will provide the most up-to-date figures available regarding the number and percentage of women and men on State boards under the aegis of his Department in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38856/12]

Anne Ferris (Wicklow, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps he is taking to ensure that State boards have at least 40% of each gender, as provided for in the Programme for Government; the percentage at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39152/12]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1106 and 1126 together.

The information requested is set out in the following table:

*Until 2007 only information concerning the number of women on state boards was gathered.

Statistics in relation to gender balance on State boards under the aegis of my Department are collated annually. The public advertisement on the Department’s website inviting applications for appointment to State boards states that in considering applications, due regard will be given to Government policy on gender balance on State boards.