Written answers
Tuesday, 7 October 2025
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Veterinary Services
Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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488. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and percentage of veterinary inspectors employed by his Department that are female, as of 30 September 2025; if he will provide same figures as of 30 September 2021, in tabular form. [53363/25]
Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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The figures below were extracted as per 01/10/2025. The table includes veterinary inspectors employed by the Department, as of 28 September 2025 (Closest Data Extract Date) and as of the 30 September 2021, with headcount number and gender percentage figures in tabular form as requested.
Calendar Day | Grade Description | Gender | Headcount | % of Total Count of Gender |
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9/28/2025 | Veterinary Inspector | Female | 162 | 51.26% |
Male | 138 | 43.40% | ||
Other/Undisclosed | 17 | 5.35% | ||
9/30/2021 | Veterinary Inspector | Female | 120 | 44.78% |
Male | 145 | 54.10% | ||
Other/Undisclosed | 3 | 1.12% |
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