Written answers

Thursday, 16 December 2021

Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment

State Bodies

Photo of Holly CairnsHolly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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181. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members on each board; the number of persons with a declared disability on each board; and the percentage of each board that is made up of persons with a declared disability. [62524/21]

Photo of Eamon RyanEamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The information sought by the Deputy in relation to the number of State Boards under the remit of the Department and the number of members of each State Board is available at www.stateboards.ie. Further information is also available on the Department’s website at gov.ie - State Board Membership (www.gov.ie).

Under Part 5 of the Disability Act 2005 there is a requirement for public bodies to report on the percentage of people with a disability employed within the organisation. This report is collated annually by the National Disability Authority. As Board members are not generally considered employees of the State Body, there is no requirement for the State Bodies to collate information in relation to their disability status.

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