Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 417: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will report on gender balance at each grade in her Department and in agencies that come under the aegis of her Department. [9854/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The table gives details of the gender balance of staff in the general civil service grades working in this Department.

The overall gender balance across general civil service grades working in the Department is 62% female and 38% male.

The table above does not include staff working in specialist grades within the Department, staff currently on career break from the Department, staff seconded in or out of the Department or staff working on a contract basis. In the time allowed it was not possible to collate all of the information in respect of specialist grades within the Department. When the information has been collated it will be forwarded to the Deputy.

In respect of the agencies under the aegis of the Department, these agencies have been requested to provide the information. As soon as all of the information has been received a written response will issue to the Deputy on the matter.