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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 29 May 1956

Vol. 157 No. 8

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Civil Service Statistics.

asked the Minister for Finance if he will furnish particulars of the total number of persons employed in the Civil Service at convenient dates in 1939, 1948 and 1955, and the total remuneration of such persons, distinguishing between (a) established, (b) unestablished and temporary, including casual, and (c) part-time, officials.

The information asked for by the Deputy is in the form of a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I shall circulate in the Official Report.

Lest the particulars now being furnished may give rise to any difficulty in relating them to the figures given in reply to the question which Deputy Ó Cinnéide addressed to me on the 8th February last, I should perhaps mention that in the lay-out the figure for 1939 in column (b) of the earlier statement did not include the part-time employees shown separately in column (c). A further point is that casual employees are now included throughout.

Following is the statement:—

1939

1948

1955

Number

Annual remuneration

Number

Annual remuneration

Number

Annual remuneration

£

£

£

Established

13,481

3,641,982

14,047

5,765,271

17,612

9,551,896

Unestablished and temporary, including casual and part-time

13,294

1,423,135

18,124

3,364,578

20,815

5,778,510

TOTAL

26,775

5,065,117

32,171

9,129,849

38,427

15,330,406

Part-time only

6,425

*

6,400

*

6,182

1,354,829

*Amount not readily ascertainable.

NOTES:

1. The figures relate to the first working day of the calendar year.

2. Annual remuneration includes, in addition to salary and wages, all allowances and exchange compensation payable but does not include overtime.

3. Persons remunerated on a fee basis are excluded.

4. Casuals are interpreted for census purposes as labourers employed in various activities by the Department of Lands and certain employees of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs.

asked the Minister for Finance whether, with reference to his statement when concluding the debate on Financial Resolution No. 10, he will give particulars of the number of civil servants in each grade whose services were dispensed with, and in respect of each such grade (i) the number of civil servants who were retired on reaching the age-limit, (ii) the number retired as redundant, (iii) the number whose services were dispensed with on other grounds, and (iv) the aggregate of the salaries of all those within categories (i), (ii) and (iii) at the time when they retired or when their services were for any reason dispensed with.

The figures quoted by me in concluding the debate on Financial Resolution No. 10 were taken from the current Estimates for the supply services. As regards increases in staff, an extra 25 heads have been included in connection with drainage operations, an extra 160 for veterinary services and parish plan work and some 80 men for forestry operations. As against these increases, there has been a decline of the order of 130 in the administrative executive and clerical ranks, 90 in the inspectorial and superintendent ranks and 250 civilian employees and minor grades generally.

Information in the form requested by the Deputy is not readily available but I am having it compiled and if he repeats the question in about three weeks' time I hope to be able to supply the particulars he requires.

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