Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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98. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the percentage of principal officers within the civil service that are women. [21971/13]

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the percentage of assistant principal officers within the civil service that are women. [21972/13]

Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 98 and 99 together.

Based on data reported by Departments for the end of April 2013, some 34% of principal officers and 41% of assistant principal officers employed on a whole-time equivalent basis are women.