Written answers
Thursday, 16 November 2017
Department of Justice and Equality
Gender Balance
Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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130. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the gender balance on each of the State boards under his remit, in tabular form. [48568/17]
Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to these boards is set out in the following table. The National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017 - 2020 will provide renewed impetus for action to ensure that all State Boards achieve the 40% target for representation of women and men. Where the 40% target has been reached, Ministers and nominating bodies will be encouraged to move to a 45% target aimed at achieving gender parity in State Board representation.
| Name of board | Total number on the board | Number of Women on the board | Number of Men on the Board | Percentage of Women on the Board | Percentage of Men on the Board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification of Films Appeal Board | 7 | 3 | 4 | 43% | 57% |
| Censorship of Publications Board | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | 40% |
| *Censorship of Publications Appeal Board | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Courts Service Board | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21% | 79% |
| Garda Síochána Arbitration Board | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| *Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 50% |
| *Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission | 8 | 5 | 3 | 62% | 38% |
| Judicial Appointments Advisory Board | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% | 70% |
| *Legal Aid Board | 12 | 7 | 5 | 58% | 42% |
| Mental Health(Criminal Law) Review Board | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 25% |
| National Disability Authority | 13 | 7 | 6 | 54% | 46% |
| Ordnance Survey Ireland | 9 | 2 | 7 | 22% | 78% |
| Parole Board | 12 | 2 | 10 | 17% | 83% |
| Policing Authority | 8 | 4 | 4 | 50% | 50% |
| Private Security Authority | 11 | 2 | 9 | 18% | 82% |
| Private Security Appeals Board | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33% | 67% |
| Property Registration Authority | 11 | 5 | 6 | 45% | 55% |
| Property Services Appeal Board | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | 60% |
| Property Services Regulatory Authority | 11 | 6 | 5 | 55% | 45% |
| Valuation Tribunal | 25 | 9 | 16 | 36% | 64% |
Existing members of the Censorship of Publications Board were re-appointed for a second term in February 2017. As the Board has a minimal workload and no appeals have been received since the terms of appointment of the last Censorship of Publication Appeals Board expired, it is not proposed to conduct a State Boards recruitment and selection process to appoint members to the Appeals Board at this time.
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