asked the Minister for Defence if he will state the average number of persons serving in the Construction Corps during each year since its inception; the average annual cost per head of the pay and maintenance of the members of the Corps, and, further, whether he will state the average period served by each person who joined the Corps.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - The Construction Corps.
As the reply contains an amount of statistical information, I propose to have it published in the Official Reports.
Following is the reply:—
The number of persons serving in the Construction Corps during each year since its inception, based on the average monthly strength of the Corps, was:—
|
Year |
|
|
1940 |
454 |
|
1941 |
1,189 |
|
1942 |
1,653 |
|
1943 |
2,005 |
|
1944 |
1,707 |
|
1945 |
1,514 |
|
1946 |
1,283 |
The average annual cost per head of the pay and maintenance of the members of the Corps was:—
|
Year |
Cost. |
||
|
£ |
s. |
d. |
|
|
1940/41 |
86 |
4 |
8 |
|
1941/42 |
89 |
5 |
6 |
|
1942/43 |
96 |
6 |
8 |
|
1943/44 |
99 |
7 |
6 |
|
1944/45 |
102 |
10 |
6 |
|
1945/46 |
102 |
10 |
6 |
The preparation of the information requested in the final part of the question would entail the scrutiny of the records of over 7,000 men and would throw an unreasonably heavy amount of work on the already fully occupied staffs in the various Army Area Records Offices. In these circumstances, it is not possible to furnish the particulars mentioned by the Deputy.