Mr. Feargal Ó Coigligh:

Three of the seven assistant secretaries are women. I just replaced Ms Maria Graham, who was in charge of the water area for a long time, over the past eight or nine years, both as principal officer and then assistant secretary. She had to soldier through the difficult period. Only three of six positions on my team are currently filled, of which one by a woman. The other three positions are under process. It just happens that in recent weeks I replaced the female assistant secretary in this post.