Written answers
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Gender Balance
Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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439. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government 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. [5856/25]
James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested is set out in the table below.
I have also included for completeness sake, a gender breakdown for each of the professional & technical Principal Officer and Assistant Secretary equivalent grades in my Department.
| Grade | Grade Equivalent | Female | % | Male | % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary General | 1 | 100% | 1 | |||
| Assistant Secretary | 4 | 44% | 5* | 56% | 9 | |
| Principal Officer | 37 | 60% | 25 | 40% | 62 | |
| Professional & Technical Grades | ||||||
| Director of Audit | Assistant Secretary | 1 | 100% | 1 | ||
| Director Meteorological Service | Assistant Secretary | 1 | 100% | 1 | ||
| Advisory Counsel Grade 2 | Principal Officer | 1 | 50% | 1 | 50% | 2 |
| Assistant Director Met Éireann | Principal Officer | 1 | 100% | 1 | ||
| Chief Archaeologist | Principal Officer | 1 | 100% | 1 | ||
| Inspector & Scientific Advisor | Principal Officer | 1 | 100% | 1 | ||
| Principal Advisor Higher Level | Principal Officer | 1 | 20% | 4 | 80% | 5 |
| Principal Auditor | Principal Officer | 2 | 33% | 4 | 67% | 6 |
| Senior Adviser | Principal Officer | 5 | 42% | 7 | 58% | 12 |
| Senior Assistant Fire Advisor | Principal Officer | 2 | 100% | 2 | ||
| Senior Meteorologist | Principal Officer | 4 | 50% | 4 | 50% | 8 |
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