I propose to take Questions Nos. 103 to 105, inclusive, together.
The number and grades of men and women employed in my Department on 7 December 2018 as civil servants is as follows:
Grade
|
Men
|
Women
|
Total
|
Secretary General
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
Assistant Secretary
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
Director
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Principal
|
11
|
6
|
17
|
Assistant Principal
|
26
|
20
|
46
|
Administrative Officer
|
3
|
2
|
5
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
26
|
44
|
70
|
Executive Officer
|
24
|
82
|
106
|
Clerical Officer
|
15
|
82
|
97
|
Service Officer
|
10
|
0
|
10
|
Total
|
119
|
237
|
356
|
In addition I wish to advise that my two advisors, both of whom are men, are appointed in the grade of Principal in an unestablished capacity. The Army Pensions Board is an independent statutory body established under the Army Pensions Act, 1927 whose secretariat is provided from within Department of Defence staff. The staff employed in the Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces are included in Department of Defence staffing numbers.