I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 to 128, inclusive, together.
On 30 November, the total number of permanent full-time equivalent staff in civil service grades in my Department was 1364.7, comprised of 760.4 females and 604.3 males. The grades of these officers and the proportion of female and male staff in each grade as a percentage of the overall total is in tabular form below.
My Department also employs 401.8 locally engaged staff in missions abroad, and temporary staff on a seasonal basis.
My Department is committed to advancing gender equality and ensuring that women are represented fully in our teams at home and abroad. Our Missions abroad and our senior management structures at home, need to be representative of the people of Ireland and better gender balance will help us achieve one element of that ambition.
My Department has an active Gender Equality Sub-Committee of the Management Board as well as two working groups focusing on gender equality and diversity issues. The work that we are doing, through the Department’s Gender Equality Action Plan, complements the wider work on gender equality being advanced through the Civil Service Renewal Process.
There are no agencies under the aegis of my Department.
Grade
|
Number of Staff
|
Number of Female Staff
|
Number of Male Staff
|
Percentage of Female Staff
|
Percentage of Male Staff
|
Secretary General
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0%
|
100%
|
Second Secretary General
|
4
|
1
|
3
|
25%
|
75%
|
Deputy Secretary General
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0%
|
100%
|
Assistant Secretary
|
23
|
7
|
16
|
30%
|
70%
|
Counsellor
|
84
|
31
|
53
|
37%
|
63%
|
Principal Officer
|
20
|
5
|
15
|
25%
|
75%
|
Principal Development Specialist
|
3.9
|
1.9
|
2
|
49%
|
51%
|
Senior Development Specialist
|
10
|
4
|
6
|
40%
|
60%
|
Assistant Legal Adviser
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
57%
|
43%
|
First Secretary
|
140.5
|
68
|
72.5
|
48%
|
52%
|
Assistant Principal
|
78.6
|
37.6
|
41
|
48%
|
52%
|
Professional Accountant
|
5.8
|
1.8
|
4
|
31%
|
69%
|
Development Specialist
|
34.6
|
21.6
|
13
|
62%
|
38%
|
Architect
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
67%
|
33%
|
Third Secretary
|
130
|
73
|
57
|
56%
|
44%
|
Administrative Officer
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
40%
|
60%
|
Higher Executive Officer
|
96.7
|
54.9
|
41.8
|
57%
|
43%
|
Systems Analyst HEO
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
50%
|
50%
|
Executive Officer
|
169.2
|
98.7
|
70.5
|
58%
|
42%
|
Executive Officer Trainee Systems Analyst
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
100%
|
0%
|
Clerical Officer
|
486.4
|
327.9
|
158.5
|
67%
|
33%
|
Civilian Driver
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
0%
|
100%
|
Cleaners
|
12
|
12
|
0
|
100%
|
0%
|
Services Officer
|
29
|
0
|
29
|
0%
|
100%
|
Services Attendant
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0%
|
100%
|
Night Watchman
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0%
|
100%
|
Political Appointees
|
7
|
4
|
3
|
57%
|
43%
|
Total
|
1364.7
|
760.4
|
604.3
|
56%
|
44%
|