asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the approximate number of transferred officers, within the meaning of the Civil Service (Transferred Officers) Compensation Act, 1929, employed in each Department of State on the 31st March, 1946, or the nearest date thereto for which the information is available.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Transferred Civil Servants.
The reply to the Deputy's question is in the form of a tabular statement, and, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, will be circulated with the Official Report.
The following is the statement:—
Department |
Numbers serving on 1st January, 1946 |
Office of the Secretary to the President |
1 |
Houses of the Oireachtas |
9 |
Department of the Taoiseach |
1 |
Office of the Comptroller and Auditor-General |
16 |
Department of Finance |
775 |
Department of Justice |
237 |
Department of Local Government and Public Health |
187 |
Department of Education |
121 |
Department of Agriculture |
222 |
Department of Lands |
243 |
Department of Industry and Commerce |
274 |
Department of Posts and Telegraphs |
4,057 |
Department of Defence |
33 |
Department of External Affairs |
14 |
Office of the Attorney-General |
2 |
Sub-offices are included under the appropriate Departments.