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Thursday, 21 June 2018

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

State Bodies Data

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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230. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of positions on the board in respect of the board of agencies and commercial State companies under her Department’s aegis in tabular form; the quorum required for a board meeting; the number of ministerial appointee vacancies on the board to date; the length of time the ministerial appointee vacancy has been present for each vacancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27214/18]

Photo of Katherine ZapponeKatherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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I am responsible for appointment of members to the boards of the Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Child and Family Agency (Tusla), Gaisce and the Board of Management of the Oberstown Children Detention Campus. The below table display's the maximum number of positions on each board, the quorum for board meetings, Ministerial appointed vacancies on each board and the date each vacancy occurred.

BoardMaximum number of positionsQuorum for Board MeetingMinisterial Appointee VacanciesLength of time since vacancy
Adoption Authority of Ireland7As per section 100(6) of the Adoption Act 2010 the quorum for a meeting of the Authority is the Chairperson or Deputy Chairperson and 2 ordinary members, one of whom shall be a social worker with experience in adoption practice or with research expertise in child welfare, child protection or both0N/A
Gaisce

155 members0N/A
Child and Family Agency/Tusla

95 (If there is a vacancy on the Board the quorum is reduced to 4)1 vacancyPosition vacant since 8 January 2018.
Board of Management of the Oberstown Children Detention Campus

13Under section 175(2)(f) of the Children Act 2001, 'the quorum for a meeting shall be 6 or such greater number as the board may from time to time determine'.1 vacancyJune 2018

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