Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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239. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide in tabular form year on year the number of commercial and non-commercial State agency board positions, under the aegis of his Department that have been filled since March 2011 to December 2013; the number of these positions that were publically advertised; and the number of female appointments. [1374/14]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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For the Deputy's information, details of Membership of Boards can be downloaded from my Department's website www.education.ie. This information is updated when any relevant changes occur. It should be noted that Board appointments, while made by me as Minister, are not in all cases made at my sole discretion. Individuals may be nominated for appointment by various organisations as specified in the relevant statute of the body concerned. It is also the case that in making any direct Ministerial appointments, I am not necessarily confined to those who make such expressions of interest but will ensure that all of those appointed have the relevant skills and competencies for the positions.

The information requested on the number of appointments made to State boards since March 2011, including the number of female appointments to each Board, is outlined in the following table. Overall, since March 2011 of those appointed 43% were female, i.e. of the 181 appointments made, a total of 79 were female.