asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the number of persons employed in Government service and by local authorities in each of the years 1945 to 1948 in continuation of the figures given in Table 16 of the White Paper on National Income and Expenditure.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Government and Local Employees.
The required information, so far as available, is as follows:—
|
1945 |
1946 |
1947 |
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Thousands |
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4. Government service (Civil Servants and Garda Síochána) |
43.0 |
43.9 |
44.6 |
|
5. Local Authority service |
45.6 |
49.4 |
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Figures as regards the Government service for the year 1948 and as regards the local authority service for the years 1947 and 1948 are not yet available.