Written answers

Wednesday, 19 March 2025

Department of Justice and Equality

Appointments to State Boards

Photo of James GeogheganJames Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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1183. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of members of boards in each body under the aegis of his Department who have a professional accounting qualification, for each of the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12158/25]

Photo of James GeogheganJames Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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1184. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to identify, by body name and associated skills gap, any skills gaps identified by the chairperson of that board in correspondence to his Department or a Minister in respect of the composition of the board of the body referred, for each year between 2020 and 2025, in tabular form; to identify any body where the chairperson of that board never identified skills gaps to his Department or a Minister, by year and body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12176/25]

Photo of James GeogheganJames Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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1185. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, at least one member of the audit and risk committee of that board has recent, relevant financial experience for each of those years; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to the year or years where no so such member existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12194/25]

Photo of James GeogheganJames Geoghegan (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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1186. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to confirm that for each year between 2020 and 2025 in respect of the boards of bodies under the aegis of his Department, that the board has a terms of reference; where that is not the case, to identify that body, by reference to year or years where no terms of reference existed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12212/25]

Photo of Jim O'CallaghanJim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1183 to 1186, inclusive, together.

The information requested by the Deputy in relation to agencies under the aegis of my Department that have statutory boards from the year 2020 to date is set out in the table at the link below.

A new non-executive Board of An Garda Síochána will come into operation on the forthcoming commencement of the the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024. The Board will establish an Audit & Risk Committee as soon as is practical after coming into operation.

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