asked the Minister for Finance the present strength of the Civil Service in comparison with the years 1945, 1950, 1955 and 1960.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Civil Service Strength.
4.
The available statistics are set out in a tabular statement which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
|
Date |
Number of civil servants |
|
1st January, 1945 |
25,432 |
|
2nd January, 1950 |
27,865 |
|
1st January, 1955 |
30,694 |
|
1st January, 1960 |
28,108 |
The figures are taken from the Civil Service Census which relates to the first working day of the calendar year. They do not include industrial employees, persons casually employed or civilians employed in the Department of Defence. The 1945, 1950 and 1955 figures include classes—mainly scale-payment Sub-Postmasters, Branch Managers of Employment Exchanges and certain part-time employees— whose estimated total number is 2,700 at most and who were excluded from the Census from 1959 onwards.