Mary Lou McDonald
Question:1057. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff employed in his Department by gender and by civil service salary scale, in tabular form. [9655/21]
View answerWednesday, 24 February 2021
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One of the goals outlined in my Department's current Statement of Strategy is to continue to develop a highly skilled, diverse and gender-balanced workforce. My Department is committed to supporting a positive working environment for all staff, one that provides equality of opportunity and supports work-life balance. My Department has had an active gender balance initiative in place since 2010, which has conducted a number of reviews and developed an action plan to address the issue through its HR Strategy and in consultation with staff.
Gender balance is a key commitment of the Civil Service Renewal Plan (Action 8.5) and my Department has been active in progressing initiatives in this area as part of a whole of Government approach.
Staff in my Department work in various locations around the country and the workforce is made up of a wide diversity of grades across several streams, including specialist grades in addition to the standard civil service grades. This reflects the diversity of functions in my Department.
The excel spreadsheet attached provides information with respect to the number of male, female and non-gender specific staff currently employed in my Department across a wide diversity of grades and streams.
The attached PDF document shows current Civil Service salary scales for the various civil service grades to which those employed in the Department align.