Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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264. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will include a breakdown of staff by gender within his Department's online databank public sector numbers dataset. [37063/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department collects quarterly information on Public Service staff numbers and pay which is set out in the databank available on the Department's website. Other than in relation to the civil service, the aggregate-level data provided to my Department does not currently extend to a detailed breakdown of public service workforce characteristics, including on the basis of gender.  Consideration is currently being given by my Department to expanding to scope of human resource data collated on a centralised basis subject to compliance with data sharing and data protection requirements as appropriate.

Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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265. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of men and women, respectively, who have participated to date in the senior public service executive leadership programme and the principal officer level leadership programme. [37064/17]

Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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In recognition of the need to improve gender diversity at senior levels, a target of equal representation was set for participation on the Senior Public Service (SPS) and Principal Officer Executive Leadership programmes.  Ten female and ten male participants were selected for the SPS level programme. The Principal Officer level initiative has 21 female and 19 male participants on the programme.