Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 1 Feb 1966

Vol. 220 No. 4

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - CIE Grades.

4.

Mr. Lindsay

asked the Taoiseach the numbers employed by CIE in the administrative, executive and clerical grades in each year since the formation of CIE up to and including the latest date.

Mr. Carty

With your permission, Sir, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement setting out the information requested, in so far as it is available to the Central Statistics Office, for CIE staff engaged on rail and road services.

Following is the statement:

A. NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED BY CIE (a) ON RAIL AND ROAD SERVICES, IN SPECIFIED GRADES DURING A WEEK IN MARCH IN EACH OF THE YEARS 1945-1958.

Grade	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958
Rail Services:
Male Staff:
Officers and other staff in receipt of (b)
£500 per annum and upwards	50	50
£650,,,, ,,,,			39	44	47	88	111
£700,,,, ,,,,								124	148	148
£1,000 ,,,, ,,,,											53	71	92	95
Station Masters, Goods Agents, Yard Masters, Passenger and Parcel Agents (including Assistants)	253	257	235	234	226	214	204	199	190	186	190	189	184	176
Supervisory Staff (excluding Shop Supervisory Staff)	140	143	146	145	146	141	147	143	136	130	131	125	123	123
Clerical Staff	934	959	1,035	987	963	957	952	966	944	954	1,020	1,005	971	978
Technical Staff	60	64	83	81	92	90	78	74	59	61	98	95	88	80
Female Clerical Staff	200	216	281	272	267	252	252	249	243	263	264	270	268	263
Passenger Road Services:
Male Staff:
Managers, Secretaries, Accountants, etc.	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4
Clerical and Office Staff	166	162	183	190	192	196	197	203	204	200	198	196	196	189
Female Clerical Staff	29	25	29	39	41	37	40	39	38	40	42	40	42	39
Road Motor Goods Services:
Male Staff:
Managers, Secretaries, Accountants, etc.	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Clerical and Office Staff	98	81	92	128	137	138	143	153	158	158	153	148	143	146
Female Staff—all grades including Clerical Staff	26	20	26	33	23	52	40	49	51	33	39	41	38	38
TOTAL	1,961	1,981	2,153	2,157	2,138	2,168	2,167	2,202	2,174	2,177	2,192	2,184	2,150	2,132

(a) The figures for 1959 and later years are not directly comparable with those for 1958 and earlier years because, from 1 October 1958, that part of the Great Northern Railway Board's transport activities within the State was amalgamated with CIE.

(b) In the records available for 1961 and earlier years, all railway staff (irrespective of grade) in receipt of salaries above a specified annual level are grouped together. This annual level is £500 for 1945 and 1946; £650 for 1947-1951; £700 for 1952-1954; £1,000 for 1955-1961. Other railway staff in the grades indicated, with salaries below the specified levels, are shown according to grade. For years subsequent to 1961 all administrative, managerial etc. staff, irrespective of salary, are grouped together. The 1961 figures have been given on each basis.

B. NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED BY CIE (a) ON RAIL AND ROAD SERVICES IN SPECIFIED GRADES DURING A WEEK IN MARCH IN EACH OF THE YEARS 1959-1965

Grade	1959	1960	1961 (b)	1961 (b)	1962	1963	1964	1965
Rail Services:
Male Staff:
Officers and other staff in receipt of £1,000 per annum and upwards (b)	124	176	239
Administrative, Managerial, etc. Staff (b)				46	49	49	48	48
Station Masters, Goods Agents, Yard Masters, Passenger and Parcel Agents (including Assistants)	182	167	137	145	136	134	108	100
Supervisory Staff (including Shop Supervisory Staff)	140	141	150	150	183	163	155	164
Clerical Staff	1,103	1,099	1,132	1,275	1,349	1,138	1,098	1,015
Technical Staff	78	67	69	111	113	108	121	125
Female Clerical Staff	293	290	333	333	443	402	429	434
Passenger Road Services:
Male Staff:
Managers, Secretaries, Accountants, etc.	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	5
Clerical and Office Staff	204	205	212	212	213	232	215	204
Female Clerical Staff	42	47	52	52	55	67	69	79
Road Motor Goods Services:
Male Staff:
Managers, Secretaries, Accountants, etc.	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Clerical and Office Staff	145	148	155	155	141	132	105	129
Female Staff—all grades including Clerical Staff	35	39	37	37	32	41	43	51
TOTAL	2,351	2,384	2,520	2,520	2,718	2,471	2,395	2,355

(a) The figures for 1959 and later years are not directly comparable with those for 1958 and earlier years because, from 1 October, 1958, that part of the Great Northern Railway Board's transport activities within the State was amalgamated with CIE.

(b) In the records available for 1961 and earlier years, all railway staff (irrespective of grade) in receipt of salaries above a specified annual level are grouped together. This annual level is £500 for 1945 and 1946; £650 for 1947-1951; £700 for 1952-1954; £1,000 for 1955-1961. Other railway staff in the grades indicated, with salaries below the specified levels, are shown according to grade. For years subsequent to 1961 all administrative, managerial, etc. staff, irrespective of salary, are grouped together. The 1961 figures have been given on each basis.