Written answers
Tuesday, 20 March 2007
Department of Agriculture and Food
Departmental Staff
11:00 pm
Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 712: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on gender balance at each grade in her Department and in agencies that come under the aegis of her Department. [9844/07]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is committed to implementing the Civil Service policy on equality of opportunity, including gender equality. This commitment is reflected in my Department's Human Resource Strategy, which sets out specific actions for implementing equality measures in a proactive and progressive manner. The table identifies the gender balance for each grade in my Department.
There are seven statutory bodies under the aegis of my Department: An Bord Bia; Coford; Coillte; Irish National Stud; National Milk Agency, Teagasc and Veterinary Council. There are currently a total of 87 persons serving on the Boards of these bodies (including Chairpersons), of which 17 are women. I do not have full discretion in relation to appointments to some boards since some appointments are made on the basis of nominations by relevant organisations, in accordance with legislation. While appointments to the boards are made on the basis of technical competence and experience, it is my aim to achieve a reasonable gender balance in this regard.
The appointment of staff to the agencies is an organisational matter for the agencies themselves.
Grade | Female | Male |
% | % | |
Administrative Officer | 57 | 43 |
Agricultural Inspector | 18 | 82 |
Area Superintendent | 0 | 100 |
Assistant Agricultural Inspector | 30 | 70 |
Assistant Librarian | 100 | 0 |
Assistant Principal | 32 | 68 |
Assistant Secretary | 0 | 100 |
Chemist | 33 | 67 |
Chief Inspector/Agricultural Inspector | 0 | 100 |
Chief Technologist | 0 | 100 |
Chief Veterinary Officer | 0 | 100 |
Civilian Driver | 0 | 100 |
Cleaner | 79 | 21 |
Clerical Officer | 87 | 13 |
Dairy Produce Officer | 0 | 100 |
Deputy Chief Inspector | 0 | 100 |
Deputy Chief Technologist | 0 | 100 |
Deputy Chief Veterinary Off | 0 | 100 |
Deputy Dir Vet Research Lab | 0 | 100 |
Director Vet Research Lab | 0 | 100 |
District Superintendent | 3 | 97 |
Executive Officer | 71 | 29 |
First Assistant Solicitor | 0 | 100 |
Forestry Inspector Grade 1 | 0 | 100 |
Forestry Inspector Grade 2 | 8 | 92 |
Forestry Inspector Grade 3 | 12 | 88 |
General Operative | 50 | 50 |
Head Laboratory Attendant | 0 | 100 |
Head Of Legal Services | 0 | 100 |
Head Services Officer | 0 | 100 |
Higher Executive Officer | 48 | 52 |
Higher Seed Analyst | 67 | 33 |
Inspector Grade 1 | 0 | 100 |
Inspector Grade 2 | 0 | 100 |
Laboratory Attendant | 9 | 91 |
Laboratory Technician | 71 | 29 |
Librarian | 100 | 0 |
Personal Assistant | 100 | 0 |
Personal Secretary | 100 | 0 |
Poultry Officer | 100 | 0 |
Press And Publicity Officer | 0 | 100 |
Principal | 15 | 85 |
Professional Accountant Grade 1 | 100 | 0 |
Research Officer | 35 | 65 |
Secretary General | 0 | 100 |
Seed Analyst | 57 | 43 |
Senior Dairy Produce Officer | 0 | 100 |
Senior Inspector | 0 | 100 |
Senior Laboratory Technician | 38 | 62 |
Senior Legal Clerk | 0 | 100 |
Senior Research Officer | 13 | 88 |
Senior Seed Analyst | 0 | 100 |
Senior Serological Assistant | 100 | 0 |
Senior Superintending Veterinary Inspector | 17 | 83 |
Senior Surveyor | 0 | 100 |
Serological Assistant | 76 | 24 |
Services Attendant | 0 | 100 |
Services Officer | 10 | 90 |
Staff Officer | 81 | 19 |
Storekeeper | 0 | 100 |
Superintendent Surveyor | 0 | 100 |
Superintending Senior Research Officer | 0 | 100 |
Superintending Veterinary Inspector | 8 | 92 |
Supervising Instructor Puoltry | 100 | 0 |
Supervising Poultry Officer | 100 | 0 |
Supervising Serological Asst | 90 | 10 |
Supervisory Agricultural Officer | 3 | 97 |
Technical Agricultural Officer | 3 | 97 |
Veterinary Inspector | 21 | 79 |
Visually Impaired Telephonist | 100 | 0 |
Total | 48 | 52 |
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