asked the Minister for Finance if he will state in respect of each of the last ten years the number of resignations other than resignations on marriage in each of the General Service Grades of the Civil Service.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Civil Service Resignations.
The particulars required by the Deputy, so far as they are available from the Civil Service Census, are contained in a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, will be included in the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
1951 to 1955
THE figures below cover resignations and retirals for all reasons. Separate figures for resignations other than resignations on marriage are not available.
Grade |
1951 |
1952 |
1953 |
1954 |
1955 |
Chairman of Boards of Commissioners and Heads of Departments of State |
1 |
— |
3 |
1 |
3 |
Commissioners, Deputy Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries and analogous grades |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
Principal Officers and analogous grades |
13 |
9 |
11 |
9 |
8 |
Assistant Principals and analogous grades |
12 |
7 |
10 |
9 |
6 |
*Third Secretaries in Department of External Affairs, Second Secretaries (for years 1953, 1954, 1955) and Administrative Officers |
3 |
1 |
4 |
— |
1 |
Higher Executive Officers |
9 |
8 |
13 |
13 |
10 |
Executive Officers |
13 |
13 |
11 |
8 |
14 |
Staff Officers and Higher Staff Officers |
35 |
28 |
29 |
24 |
35 |
Clerical Officers |
92 |
102 |
93 |
112 |
107 |
Writing Clerks and Writing Assistants |
87 |
93 |
106 |
134 |
130 |
Temporary Clerks and Temporary Clerical Assistants |
42 |
33 |
38 |
42 |
30 |
Superintendent of Typists |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
5 |
Shorthand Typists |
15 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
11 |
Typists |
30 |
20 |
37 |
30 |
30 |
Office Keepers, Head Messengers, Messengers, Cleaners and subordinate staffs |
125 |
125 |
138 |
143 |
162 |
*NOTE.—In 1951 and 1952 Second Secretaries were included under Assistant Principals and analogous grades.
1956 to 1960
THE figures below cover resignations or retirals from the grades indicated for all causes other than resignations on marriage or retirals after reaching retirement age. (Normal retirement takes place at 65 years but officers may opt to retire on reaching the age of 60 years.)
Grade |
1956 |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
1960 (Provisional figures) |
Heads of Departments and Chairmen of Boards of Commissioners |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
1 |
Commissioners, Deputy Secretaries, Assistant Secretaries and analogous grades |
1 |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
Principal Officers and analogous grades |
nil |
nil |
1 |
nil |
2 |
Assistant Principal Officers and analogous grades |
nil |
1 |
nil |
1 |
1 |
Administrative Officers |
nil |
nil |
1 |
nil |
1 |
Higher Executive Officers |
1 |
nil |
1 |
nil |
4 |
Executive Officers |
6 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
7 |
S.O. II (regraded Executive Officer on 1st July, 1960) |
nil |
1 |
nil |
nil |
1 |
S.O. III (regraded Staff Officer on 1st July, 1960) |
nil |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Clerical Officers |
27 |
24 |
24 |
18 |
26 |
Writing Clerks and Writing Assistants |
15 |
27 |
20 |
25 |
nil |
Temporary Clerks and Temporary Clerical Assistants |
21 |
28 |
31 |
19 |
28 |
Superintendents of Typists |
4 |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
Clerk Typists (other than those full-time on shorthand-typing or copy-typing) |
nil |
nil |
nil |
nil |
24 |
Shorthand Typists (regraded Clerk-Typists on 1st July, 1960) |
10 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
Typists (regraded Clerk-Typists on 1st July, 1960) |
5 |
8 |
6 |
13 |
4 |
Office Keepers, Head Messengers, Messengers, Cleaners and subordinate staffs |
70 |
39 |
27 |
33 |
28 |