Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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64. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff in his Department by gender and pay grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47948/19]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The total number of permanent full-time equivalent staff in civil service grades in my Department as of 30 September 2019; the grades of these officers and the proportion of female and male staff in each grade is set out in the following table.

The Department also employs locally engaged staff in Missions abroad, and temporary staff on a seasonal basis.

My Department is committed to the principles of equality, impartiality and fairness, to valuing the contributions of all staff and to championing gender equality and diversity, including by ensuring that women are represented fully in teams at home and abroad. Diplomatic and consular missions abroad and senior management structures at home need to reflect Irish society and better gender balance will help us achieve one element of that ambition. Advancing gender equality is a key objective in the Department's Human Resources Strategy 2019-2022.

My Department has an active Gender Equality, Equality and Diversity Sub-Committee of the Management Board as well as two working groups focusing on gender equality and diversity issues. The work underway, through a Gender Equality Action Plan, complements wider efforts towards gender equality being advanced through the Civil Service renewal process.