Written answers

Thursday, 16 November 2017

Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection

Gender Balance

Photo of Mary Lou McDonaldMary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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248. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the gender balance on each of the State boards under her remit in tabular form. [48563/17]

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The statutory bodies operating under the aegis of my Department are the Citizens Information Board, the Pensions Authority, the Pensions Council, the Pensions Ombudsman (which does not have a board), the Social Welfare Tribunal and the Low Pay Commission.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:

Name of Board or Agency No. of Board Members who are men No. of Board Members who are women Total No. of Board Members
Citizens Information Board 8 7 15
Pensions Authority 2 1 3
Pensions Council 6 6 12
Social Welfare Tribunal 3 2 5
Low Pay Commission 5 4 9

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