848. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of staff employed by her Department at each grade of executive officer and above, by gender, in tabular form. [46403/24]

The below table provides a breakdown of the permanent staff employed in my Department at each grade of Executive Officer and above, by gender. These figures, as reported in December, 2024, are based on full-time equivalents (FTE). The figure for full-time equivalents takes account of staff that avail of work-share options.