Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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108. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions that his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department are taking to increase recruitment of members of the LGBTQIA+ communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38419/22]

Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The Department of Transport engages the services of the Public Appointments Service (PAS). PAS is the centralised provider of recruitment, assessment and selection services for the Irish Public and Civil Service.

As the leading recruiter for the Civil and Public Service, PAS welcomes people from all communities to apply for career opportunities. PAS promotes diversity and inclusion throughout the Civil and Public Service and priorities recruitment and selection processes that encourage and enable access to candidates from diverse background. All PAS’s activities and initiatives are underpinned by their Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy for the period 2021 to 2023.

All recruitment and selection processes both within my Department and those undertaken by PAS on my Department's behalf are arranged in accordance with the CPSA Codes of Practice and in compliance with the Employment Equality Acts. Furthermore, my Department's Human Resources Development strategy, launched in February 2020 has a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. Strategic priorities derived from this include actively promoting inclusion and diversity through initiatives such as the Pride@Transport Staff Network.

I have asked the aegis bodies under my Department to provide the information requested for their organisations directly to the Deputy.