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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 12 Dec 1972

Vol. 264 No. 6

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Ministerial Office Staff.

37.

asked the Minister for Finance if he will state, in respect of the private office of each member of the Government and each Parliamentary Secretary, the number and the grades of staff allocated for each of the years 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972.

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the form of a tabular statement, which, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.

The following is the statement:

NOTES:

(1) In respect of 1969, 1970 and 1971 the staffing as of 1st January is shown. For 1972 the position on 1st December is shown.

(2) For Civil Service grades:

P = Principal

AP = Assistant Principal

HEO = Higher Executive Officer

AO = Administrative Officer

SWO = Social Welfare Officer

EO = Executive Officer

SO = Staff Officer

CO = Clerical Officer

CA = Clerical Assistant

Taoiseach.

P

AP

HEO

EO

CO

CA

1969

1

1

2

1970

1

1

1

2

2

1971

1

1

3

2

1972

1

1

3

2

Parliamentary Secretary to Taoiseach.

HEO

CA

1969

1

3

1970

1

3

1971

1

3

1972

1

2

Minister for Finance.

P

HEO

EO

CO

CA

Personal Assistant

1969*

1

1

3

5

1970*

1

1

3

5

1971

1

2

5

1

1972

1

2

1

5

1

* Principal was part-time only: the officer also acted as Information Officer for the Department.

* Also one EO was engaged on Information work for the Department.

Parliamentary Secretary to Minister for Finance.

HEO

EO

CA

1969

1

1

4

1970

1

1

4

1971

1

1

4

1972

1

1

4

Minister for Justice.

HEO

EO

SO

CA

1969

1

1

4

1970

1

1

4

1971

1

1

4

1972

1

1

4

Minister for Local Government.

HEO

EO

CO

CA

1969

1

1

1

5

1970

2

1

6

1971

2

1

7

1972

1

2

1

6

Parliamentary Secretary to Minister for Local Government.

HEO

EO

CO

CA

Personal Secretary

1969

1

1

2

1970

1

1

2

1971

1

1

1

1

1

1972

1

1

1

1

1

Minister for Education.

HEO

EO

CA

Personal Secretary

1969

1

1

5

1

1970

1

1

5

1971

1

1

5

1972

1

1

5

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education.

(Parliamentary Secretaryship commenced in July 1969)

HEO

CO

CA

Personal Secretary

1970

1

3

1971

1

3

1

1st December 1972

1

1

3

1

Minister for Lands.

HEO

SO

CO

CA

1969

1

1

2

3

1970

1

1

2

3

1971

1

1

2

3

1972

1

1

1

4

Minister for the Gaeltacht.

HEO

CA

1969

1

1

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Gaeltacht

HEO

EO

SO

CA

1970

1

1

4

1971

1

1

4

1972

1

1

4

Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries.

AO

EO

CO

CA

1969

2

5

1970

2

5

1971

1

1

1

4

1972

2

2

4

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries.

HEO

SWO

SO

CO

CA

1969

1

1

1

5

1970

1

1

1

5

1971

1

1

1

5

1972

1

1

1

4

Minister for Industry and Commerce.

HEO

EO

CO

CA

Personal Secretary

1969

1

1

1

2

1

1970

1

1

1

3

1

1971

1

2

1

5

1972

1

2

1

5

Minister for Transport and Power.

HEO

EO

CA

Personal Assistant

1969

1

1

5

1970

1

1

5

1

1971

1

1

5

1

1972

1

2

5

Minister for Labour.

HEO

EO

SO

CO

CA

1969

1

1

1

1

1970

1

1

1

1

1971

1

1

1

1

1972

1

1

1

1

1

Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.

HEO

EO

SO

CO

CA

Junior Postman

1969

1

1

1

1

1970

1

5

5

1

1971

1

5

7

1

1972

1

5

7

1

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.

SO

CO

CA

1969

1

4

3

(Parliamentary Secretaryship ceased in 1969).

Minister for Defence.

HEO

EO

CO

CA

1969

1

1

1

1

1970

1

1

1

1

1971

1

2

3

1972

3

3

Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Third Secretary

EO

CO

CA

Personal Secretary

1969

2

1

1970

1

1

1

3

1971

1

1

3

1972

1

1

1

3

Minister for Social Welfare.

HEO

EO

SO

CO

CA

1969

1

1

1

2

1970

1

1

1

2

1971

1

1

1

2

1972

1

1

1

2

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare.

(Parliamentary Secretaryship commenced 1969).

HEO

EO

SO

CO

CA

1970

1

1

1

2

1971

1

1

1

2

1972

1

1

1

2

Minister for Health.

EO

CO

CA

1969

2

6

1970

2

7

1971

3

1

4

1972

3

1

4

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