Written Answers - Appointments to State Boards

Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Dáil Éireann Debate
Vol. 760 No. 3

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354. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a full breakdown by gender of all appointments to State boards since February 2011; the current status of State boards in relation to the percentage of participation of women and men in each one; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17557/12]

[845]Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Deputy Jimmy Deenihan): The information sought by the Deputy concerning the current status of State boards in relation to the participation of women and men, and also a breakdown by gender of all appointments to State boards since my appointment as Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, is set out in the following tables. I should add that my Department reviews the membership of boards, including gender balance, on a regular basis.

State Body/Agency under the remit of D/AHG	Current membership of the board of that body/agency	Men	Women	Board members appointed by the Minister since his appointment.	Men	Women
National Museum of Ireland	Mr Gerard Collins Mr Fergus McKenna O’Hagan Mr Eamonn McEneaney Mr Eamon Stack Ms Eileen Jackson Mr Olivier Kazmierczak Ms Mary Sleeman Ms Frances Rocks Mr Paul Kelly Professor Dervilla M.X. Donnelly Professor Peter Woodman Dr Chris Nicholas Professor Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh Ms Máírín de Brún Ms Mary Crotty	10	6	0	N/A	N/A
National Library of Ireland	Professor Diarmaid Ferriter Dr Marian Fitzgibbion Mr Brian Halpin Mr Patrick McMahon Ms Carol Maddock Mr Des Marnane Mrs Susan Phillips Ms Pat Quinn Mr Paul Rellis Mr H. Paul Shovlin Professor Robert Spoo	8	4	0	N/A	N/A
National Concert Hall	Ms Dearbhla Collins Mr John McGrane Ms Laurie Cearr Ms Gina Menzies Mr Bruce Arnold Ms Margaret Ryan Mr Ray Bates Ms Alma Hynes Ms Artemis Kent Ms Deborah Kelleher Mr Peter McEvoy Mr Pat Heneghan Ms Rachel Holstead Ms Patricia Slavin	6	9	Ms Dearbhla Collins Mr John McGrane Ms Laurie Cearr Ms Gina Menzies Mr Bruce Arnold Ms Margaret Ryan Mr Ray Bates Ms Alma Hynes Ms Artemis Kent Ms Deborah Kelleher Mr Peter McEvoy Mr Pat Heneghan Ms Rachel Holstead Ms Patricia Slavin	6	9
National Gallery of Ireland	Mr John Mulcahy Dr Abdul Bulbulia Mr Paul O’Brien Mr Jackie Gallagher Mr Dermod Dwyer Dr Tom McCarthy (Vice Chair) Ms Kathleen Watkins Mr Michael Cush SC Mr Fred Krehbiel Mr James Hanley Mr Martin Gale Ms Clare McGrath Professor Luke O’Connor Drury Mr Des McMahon Mr Matthew Dempsey Mr Martin Alphonsus (Fonsie) Mealy	14	3	Mr Fred Krehbiel	1	0
Irish Museum of Modern Art	Ms Emer O’Kelly Mr Conor Bowman Ms Anne O’Donoghue Mr Eamon Delaney Mr Brian McMahon Ms Julie O’Neill Mr Brian Ranalow Mr Brendan Flynn Mr Rowan Gillespie Ms Mary McCarthy Dr Éimear O’Connor	7	5	0	N/A	N/A
Chester Beatty Library	Ms Madeline O’Sullivan		2	Dr Patricia Donlon	0	1
Crawford Art Gallery	Ms Sheila Maguire Mr Noel O’Keefe Ms Úna Feely Cllr Jim Corr Cllr Tim Brosnan Mr Tim Lucey Mr Kevin Lonergan	6	2	Mr Noel O’Keefe Ms Úna Feely Cllr Jim Corr Cllr Tim Brosnan Mr Tim Lucey	4	2
Irish Film Board	Ms Lesley McKimm Mr Tristan Orpen Lynch Mr Kevin Moriarty Ms Kirsten Sheridan Mr Barry Grace Mr Johnny Gogan	5	2	0	N/A	N/A
Arts Council	Ms. Aibhlín McCrann Ms. Louise Donlon Ms. Caroline Senior Ms. Fiona Kearney Mr. Colm Tóibín Mr. Paul Johnson Ms. Judith Woodworth Mr. John O’Donnell Dr. Éimear O’Connor Mr. Ciarán Walsh Mr. Mark O’Regan Mr. John Fanning	6	7	Mr. Ciarán Walsh Mr. Mark O’Regan Mr. John Fanning	3	1
Heritage Council	Dr Caro-lynne Ferris Dr Brendan Dunford Ms Mary Keenan Professor Gabriel Cooney Ms Kealin Ireland Dr Henry Lyons Ms Gráinne Shaffrey Mr Ian Lumley Ms Helen O’Carroll Dr Ciara Breathnach Dr Kieran O’Connor Mr Ted Creedon Ms Catherine Heaney Dr Fidelma Mullane Mr Michael Parsons	8	8	Dr Kieran O’Connor Mr Ted Creedon Ms Catherine Heaney Dr Fidelma Mullane Mr Michael Parsons	3	3
Údarás na Gaeltachta	Mr Liam Ó Cuinneagáin (Chairman) Ms Treasa Uí Lorcáin Ms Cathy Ní Ghoill Elected members: Mr Brian Ó Domhnaill Ms Connie Ní Fhatharta Mr Fiachra Ó Céilleachair Mr Ian Mac Aindriú Mr Seán Ó Tuairisg Mr Micheál Ó Scanaill Mr Pádraig Ó Dochartaigh Mr Daithí Alcorn Ms Gráinne Mhic Géidigh Mr Seán Ó Créabháin Mr Séamas Breathnach Mr Val Hanley Mr Cathal Seoighe Mr Séamus Cosaí Mac Gearailt Mr Breandán Mac Gearailt Mr Seosamh Ó Cuaig Mr Tadhg Ó Cuinn	16	4	0	N/A	N/A

[848]Boards of the North South Implementation bodies under the aegis of my Department:

State Body/ Agency under the remit of D/AHG	Current membership of the board of that body/agency	Men	Women	Board members appointed by the Minister since his appointment.	Men	Women
Foras na Gaeilge	Mr Eoghan Mac Cormaic (Vice Chair) Mr Pól Callaghan Mr Colm Cavanagh Ms Áine Ní Chiaráin Ms Bríd Ní Chonghoile Mr Liam Kennedy Mr Seosamh Mac Donnchadha Mr Tomás Mac Eochagáin Mr Marcus MacRuairi Mr Seán Mícheal Ó Dómhnaill Mr Dónal Ó hAiniféin Ms Therese Ruane Mr Tomás Sharkey Ms Cáitríona Ní Shúilleabháin	11	4	N/A — Appointments to the boards of North South Implementation Bodes are made by the North South Ministerial Council on the basis of 50:50 nominations in each jurisdiction.	N/A	N/A
Ulster-Scots Agency	Mr Tony Crooks (Vice Chair) Ms Ida Fisher Mr William Leatham Mr Val O’Kelly Ms Hilary Singleton Ms Sharon Tracey-Dunne Mr Trevor Wilson	5	3	N/A — Appointments to the boards of North South Implementation Bodes are made by the North South Ministerial Council on the basis of 50:50 nominations in each jurisdiction.	N/A	N/A

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