Five more members of the board of the Equality Authority have resigned. David Joyce from ICTU, Louise McDonnell a senior official in IMPACT (Public sector trade union) and Frank Goodwin from the Carers Association have informed the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Dermot Ahern that the authority can no longer fulfill it’s core functions. A call to IBEC confirms that their representatives, Denis O’Flynn and Finola McDonnell have also resigned from the board – no statement is forthcoming on the reasons for the IBEC resignations.
This leaves 10 members of the board remaining, one of whom is a senior official in the Dept of Justice of Equality and Law Reform.
To lose one board member is unfortunate – to lose 6 including those representing two of the social partners is an absolute disaster. Many others must surely follow if they have any dignity and respect for the role of an independent equality and human rights infrastructure in the state.
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Bravo for them, the situation is completely deplorable. Tonight, on another matter, Fergus Finlay called on the government to ‘firewall’ funding for vulnerable children against cutbacks.
On the EA tho’, who’s left and why haven’t they resigned?
Interestingly, apparently they are obliged to have a minimum board membership of 12, so they actually can’t function as a board unless there are immediate appointments….
Interestingly, the NGO reps are still the majority of those left on the Board, shame on them- they should have been the first to back the CEO.
I’m sure they can find some spare NDA board members to oblige in order to meet legal requirements
Also Ian, on the current showing of who is still sitting on the Board, maybe GLEN’s justification for staying there is to help keep the Board in quorum.
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