Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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181. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the gender breakdown of his Department in respect of principal officers, assistant secretaries and secretaries general, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5848/25]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The following table sets out the gender breakdown of my Department in respect of Principal Officers, Assistant Secretaries and Secretaries General as at 10th February 2025.

My Department continues to operate in a non-discriminatory environment in accordance with the Equality Acts and aims to ensure that the principles of employment equality are implemented in recruitment, promotion, training and work experience.

The Department’s policy is that all personnel be accorded equality of opportunity and treatment and includes a commitment to the implementation of the Government target that one-third of posts in the grade of Assistant Principal are filled by women. In 2024, 44% of Principals and 61% of Assistant Principals were women. Overall, 55.6% of staff at the grades of Assistant Principal and upwards are filled by women.