Written answers
Thursday, 18 July 2013
Department of Education and Skills
Appointments to State Boards
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the present gender balance of the total members of State boards under the aegis of his Department; if the ratio has changed significantly over the course of the present Government's term; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36788/13]
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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The Programme for Government includes a commitment to ensure that all State Boards have at least 40% of each gender. The breakdown by gender for State Boards under the aegis of my Department for the years 2010 to 2012 is attached in tabular form. I am pleased to note the progress made in that period towards achieving an optimal gender balance, with the percentage of female membership on the boards of aegis bodies increasing from 42% to 47%. The most recent data, for July 2013, confirms the gender balance on the aegis boards as 47% female and 53% male.
| Name of Board | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Men | Women | % | Total | Men | % | Women | % | Total | |
| The Teaching Council | 20 | 54% | 17 | 46% | 37 | 20 | 54% | 17 | 46% | 37 |
| Higher Education Authority (HEA) | 8 | 42% | 11 | 58% | 19 | 4 | 40% | 6 | 60% | 10 |
| Irish Research Council for the | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS) | 8 | 67% | 4 | 33% | 12 | 8 | 67% | 4 | 33% | 12 |
| Irish Research Council for Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Engineering & Technology (IRCSET) | 10 | 71% | 4 | 29% | 14 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 |
| Residential Institutions Redress Board | 4 | 36% | 7 | 64% | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| Residential Institutions Review Committee | 5 | 83% | 1 | 17% | 6 | 4 | 80% | 1 | 20% | 5 |
| Education Finance Board | 7 | 78% | 2 | 22% | 9 | 7 | 78% | 2 | 22% | 9 |
| Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse | 3 | 43% | 4 | 57% | 7 | 3 | 43% | 4 | 57% | 7 |
| An Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| & Gaelscolaiochta (COGG) | 8 | 38% | 13 | 62% | 21 | 8 | 38% | 13 | 62% | 21 |
| National Council for Curriculum & | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Assessment (NCCA) | 13 | 52% | 12 | 48% | 25 | 14 | 56% | 11 | 44% | 25 |
| National Centre for Guidance in Education | 6 | 55% | 5 | 45% | 11 | 6 | 55% | 5 | 45% | 11 |
| State Examinations Commission | 3 | 60% | 2 | 40% | 5 | 3 | 60% | 2 | 40% | 5 |
| Skillnets Ltd | 11 | 85% | 2 | 15% | 13 | 11 | 85% | 2 | 15% | 13 |
| An Foras Aiseanna Saothair (FAS) | 8 | 73% | 3 | 27% | 11 | 8 | 73% | 3 | 27% | 11 |
| FETAC | 7 | 58% | 5 | 42% | 12 | 9 | 60% | 6 | 40% | 15 |
| HETAC | 6 | 50% | 6 | 50% | 12 | 9 | 60% | 6 | 40% | 15 |
| National Qualifications Authority of Ireland | 8 | 67% | 4 | 33% | 12 | 12 | 86% | 2 | 14% | 14 |
| National Council for Special Education | 7 | 54% | 6 | 46% | 13 | 6 | 50% | 6 | 50% | 12 |
| Grangegorman Development Agency | 9 | 60% | 6 | 40% | 15 | 9 | 60% | 6 | 40% | 15 |
| Leargas | 1 | 25% | 3 | 75% | 4 | 4 | 44% | 5 | 56% | 9 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 152 | 57% | 117 | 43% | 269 | 150 | 58% | 108 | 42% | 258 |
Name of Board2012
| - | Men | Women | % | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Teaching Council | 19 | 51% | 18 | 49% | 37 |
| Higher Education Authority (HEA) | 11 | 58% | 8 | 42% | 19 |
| Irish Research Council* | 6 | 50% | 6 | 50% | 12 |
| Residential Institutions Redress Board | 4 | 36% | 7 | 64% | 11 |
| Residential Institutions Review Committee | 5 | 83% | 1 | 17% | 6 |
| Education Finance Board | 4 | 50% | 4 | 50% | 8 |
| Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse | 2 | 33% | 4 | 67% | 6 |
| An Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta | - | - | - | - | - |
| & Gaelscolaiochta (COGG) | 8 | 38% | 13 | 62% | 21 |
| National Council for Curriculum & | - | - | - | - | - |
| Assessment (NCCA) | 9 | 36% | 16 | 64% | 25 |
| National Centre for Guidance in Education | 6 | 50% | 6 | 50% | 12 |
| State Examinations Commission | 4 | 80% | 1 | 20% | 5 |
| Skillnets Ltd | 11 | 85% | 2 | 15% | 13 |
| An Foras Aiseanna Saothair (FAS) | 8 | 73% | 3 | 27% | 11 |
| Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)** | 4 | 40% | 6 | 60% | 10 |
| National Council for Special Education | 7 | 54% | 6 | 46% | 13 |
| Grangegorman Development Agency | 2 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 2 |
| Leargas | 6 | 67% | 3 | 33% | 9 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 116 | 53% | 104 | 47% | 220 |
* The Rearch Council replaces the IRCHSS and the IRCSET
**The QQI replaces HETAC, FETAC and NQAI
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