Written answers
Thursday, 16 November 2017
Department of Education and Skills
Gender Balance
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48562/17]
Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Information on the gender balance on the boards of each of the State agencies under the aegis of my Department is included in the following table. Comprehensive information on board appointments to agencies under the remit of my Department can also be downloaded from my Department’s website .
The current Government target is for at least 40% of each gender on boards. 14 of the 18 boards under the aegis of my Department have reached or exceeded the target. Overall female representation is 47%.
| Name of Board | Positions currently vacant | Men | Women | Total current membership | %Women |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaiochta (COGG) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50% |
| Caranua (Residential Institutions Statutory Fund) | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 44% |
| Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 67% |
| Grangegorman Development Agency Board | 0 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 40% |
| HEA | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 46% |
| Irish Research Council | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50% |
| Léargas | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 44% |
| National Centre for Guidance in Education (NCGE) | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 62% |
| National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) | 0 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 60% |
| National Council For Special Education (NCSE) | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 54% |
| Quality & Qualifications Ireland (QQI) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50% |
| Residential Institutions Redress Board | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 64% |
| Residential Institutions Review Committee | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20% |
| Skillnets Limited | 0 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 38% |
| SOLAS (An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna) | 0 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 38% |
| State Examinations Commission (SEC) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 40% |
| The Teaching Council | 0 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 38% |
| Educational Research Centre | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 40% |
| Total | 3 | 117 | 105 | 222 | 47 |
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