Written answers
Tuesday, 12 October 2021
Department of Education and Skills
Departmental Data
Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of State boards under the remit of her Department or its agencies in tabular form; the 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. [49556/21]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy in relation to the 11 State Boards that fall within the remit of my Department, is provided in the attached table.
| Name of aegis body | Number of board members | Number of women on board | % of women on board |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG) | 12 | 6 | 50% |
| Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (CICA) | 5 | 3 | 60% |
| Educational Research Centre (ERC) | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| National Centre for Guidance Education (NCGE) Management Committee | 14 | 9 | 64% |
| National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) | 25 | 15 | 60% |
| National Council for Special Education (NCSE) | 13 | 6 | 46% |
| Residential Institutions Redress Board (RIRB) | 10 | 7 | 70% |
| Residential Institutions Review Committee (RIRC) | 5 | 1 | 20% |
| Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (RISF) Caranua | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| State Examinations Commission | 5 | 2 | 40% |
| The Teaching Council | 37 | 18 | 49% |
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