Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 4 Apr 1995

Vol. 451 No. 5

Written Answers. - Civil Service Female Staff.

Michael Woods

Question:

85 Dr. Woods asked the Minister for Finance the number of women employed in the Civil Service at the level of assistant principal, principal, assistant secretary, secretary and programme manager; and the percentage of women in each of these grades. [6932/95]

Minister for Finance (Mr. Quinn)

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular statement. Figures refer to the position on 1 January 1995, the latest date for which figures are available, except for programme managers where the figures refer to the position on 31 March 1995.

	Number of Women Serving* 1 January 1995	Percentage of Total
Assistant Principal	211	22.8%
Principal	40	12.1%
Assistant Secretary	5	5.5%
Secretary	0	0%
Programme Manager**	3	20%

*Note 1 Full time equivalents are used for employees who are job sharing (e.g. two job sharers = one unit)

**Note 2 Figures for Programme Manager show the position on 31 March 1995.