Written answers
Thursday, 8 December 2016
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
State Bodies Data
Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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240. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies in tabular form; the total number of members of each board; the number of women on each board; and the percentage of each board that is made up of women. [39341/16]
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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There are 19 State boards / agencies under the aegis of my Department. The table below sets out the information requested by the Deputy.
| State Body/Agency | No. of positions on Board | Current membership | No of vacancies | No of women on board | % of women on board* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 37.5 |
| BAI Compliance Committee | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 57 |
| BAI Contract Awards Committee | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 43 |
| RTÉ | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 55 |
| TG4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 55 |
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| An Post | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 23 |
| Commission for Communication Regulation (ComReg) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Digital Hub Development Agency (DHDA) | 14 | 8 | 6 ** | 2 | 25 |
| Bord na Móna (BnM) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| EirGrid | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 33 |
| ESB | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
| Irish National Petroleum Corporation Ltd (INPC) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 40 |
| Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| Loughs Agency | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| The Mining Board | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
A complete list of all current members and vacancies is available on the State Boards website at.
*Based on current board membership
** It is not proposed to fill all of these vacancies on the board of the DHDA in light of the merger with Dublin City Council
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