asked the Minister for Finance if he will state, in respect of each of the last examinations held for posts of clerk-typist on (a) clerical, (b) typing, and (c) shorthand typing duties, the number who sat for the examination, the number who were called, and the number who took up duty; and if he will give comparable figures in respect of the nearest similar examinations in each of the last ten years.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Clerk-Typist Examinations.
6.
The reply is in the form of a tabular statement which, with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to have circulated with the Official Report.
Following is the statement:—
EXAMINATIONS FOR POSTS OF CLERK-TYPIST.
|
Number who sat for the examination |
Number called |
Number who took up duty |
|
|
A. Clerk-Typist (clerical duties) |
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|
1954 |
546 |
103 |
57 |
|
1955 |
476 |
265 |
173 |
|
1956 |
842 |
176 |
100 |
|
1957 |
980 |
282 |
163 |
|
1958 |
721 |
330 |
199 |
|
1959 |
904 |
709 |
434 |
|
1960 |
1,267 |
565 |
337 |
|
1961 |
1,033 |
592 |
340 |
|
1962 |
1,544 |
1,001 |
569 |
|
1963 |
1,352 |
844(a) |
402 |
|
B. Clerk-Typist (typing and other duties) and Communications Assistant |
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|
1954(b) |
92 |
59 |
44 |
|
1955 |
119 |
96 |
61 |
|
1956 |
180 |
107 |
57 |
|
1957 |
287 |
115 |
44 |
|
1958 |
330 |
196 |
77 |
|
1959 |
405 |
168 |
80 |
|
1960 |
382 |
260 |
145 |
|
1961 |
468 |
230 |
105 |
|
1962 |
568 |
271 |
120 |
|
1963 |
518 |
230 |
96 |
|
C. Clerk-Typist (Shorthand typing and other duties) |
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|
1954(c) |
— |
— |
— |
|
1955 |
19 |
9 |
5 |
|
1956 |
36 |
9 |
8 |
|
1957 |
72 |
27 |
22 |
|
1958 |
61 |
22 |
17 |
|
1959 |
92 |
40 |
29 |
|
1960 |
66 |
41 |
25 |
|
1961 |
108 |
35 |
29 |
|
1962 |
130 |
33 |
19 |
|
1963 |
105 |
12 |
6 |
|
1964 |
149 |
13(d) |
— |
(a)Action is still proceeding in some of these cases.
(b)Examination held for Communications Assistant only.
(c)No examination held.
(d)Action is still proceeding in these cases.
NOTE: The figures for the years 1954 to 1960, inclusive, at A, B and C relate to competitions for posts of Writing Assistants, Typist and Shorthand-Typist, respectively.