asked the Minister for the Public Service the number and the grades of staff allocated to the private offices of each member of the Government and each Minister of State for each of the years 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979.
Written Answers. - Staff Allocations.
404.
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.
Following is the statement:
Notes:
(1) In respect of 1976, 1977, and 1978 the staffing as of 1 January is shown. For 1979 the position on 1 October is shown.
(2) For Civil Service grades:
AP=Assistant Principal
HEO=Higher Executive Officer
AO=Administrative Officer
EO=Executive Officer
SO=Staff Officer
CO=Clerical Officer
CA=Clerical Assistant
(3) The information shown under the various Ministers of State includes figures for the staffing of private offices of Parliamentary Secretaries for the period when these offices were still in existence.
Taoiseach
|
AP |
AO |
HEO |
EO |
SO |
CO |
CA |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
— |
— |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
1977 |
1 |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
1978 |
1 |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|
1979 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
— |
3 |
— |
3 |
Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach
|
HEO |
CA |
Personal Secretary |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
3 |
— |
|
1977 |
1 |
3 |
— |
|
1978 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
1979 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
Minister for Finance and Minister for the Public Service
|
HEO |
EO |
CO |
CA |
Personal Secretary |
Special Assistant |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
— |
1 |
|
1977 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
— |
1 |
|
1978 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
|
1979 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
Minister of State at the Department of Finance
|
HEO |
EO |
CA |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
1977 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
1978 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
1979 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Minister of State at the Department of the Public Service (First appointment in 1976)
|
HEO |
EO |
CO |
CA |
|
|
1977 |
1 |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
1978 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
1979 |
1 |
1 |
— |
6 |
Minister for Economic Planning and Development (First appointment in 1977)
|
AO |
HEO |
EO |
CO |
CA |
Personal Secretary |
Economic Adviser |
Assistant Economic Adviser |
|
|
1978 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
3 |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
1979 |
— |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Minister for Justice
|
HEO |
EO |
SO |
CO |
CA |
Personal Assistant |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
5 |
1 |
|
1977 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
5 |
1 |
|
1978 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
1 |
|
1979 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
10 |
1 |
Minister of State at the Department of Justice (First appointment in 1979)
|
HEO |
CA |
|
|
1979 |
1 |
1 |
Minister for the Environment
|
HEO |
EO |
SO |
CO |
CA |
Personal Assistant |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
2 |
— |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
1977 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
1978 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
1979 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
Minister of State at the Department of the Environment
|
HEO |
EO |
SO |
CO |
CA |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
1977 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
1978 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
— |
4 |
|
1979 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
— |
5 |
Minister for Education
|
HEO |
EO |
CO |
CA |
Personal Secretary |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
1977 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
— |
|
1978 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
1 |
|
1979 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
1 |
Minister of State at the Department of Education
|
HEO |
EO |
CO |
CA |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
1977 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
1978 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
1979 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Minister for the Gaeltacht
|
HEO |
EO |
CA |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
1977 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
1978 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Minister for Lands
|
HEO |
SO |
CO |
CA |
Personal Assistant |
|
|
1976 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
|
1977 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
(Functions transferred partly to Minister for Agriculture and partly to Minister for Fisheries and Forestry in 1977)
Minister for Fisheries and Forestry (First appointment in 1977)
|
HEO |
SO |
CO |
CA |
|
|
1978 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
1979 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
Minister for Agriculture (Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries to 1977)
|
AP |
AO/HEO |
EO |
SO |
CO |
CA |
|
|
1976 |
— |
2 |
2 |
— |
1 |
7 |
|
1977 |
— |
1 |
2 |
— |
1 |
7 |
|
1978 |
— |
1 |
2 |
— |
1 |
10 |
|
1979 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture
|
HEO |
EO |
CA |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
— |
4 |
|
1977 |
1 |
— |
4 |
|
1978 |
— |
1 |
6 |
|
1979 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy (Minister for Industry and Commerce to 1977)
|
HEO |
EO |
SO |
CO |
CA |
Personal Typist |
Personal Secretary |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
1 |
— |
1 |
5 |
— |
1 |
|
1977 |
1 |
1 |
— |
1 |
5 |
— |
1 |
|
1978 |
1 |
1 |
— |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
1979 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
— |
1 |
Minister of State (1) at the Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy
|
HEO |
EO |
CO |
CA |
|
|
1976 |
— |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
1977 |
— |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
1978 |
— |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
1979 |
1 |
— |
1 |
4 |
Minister of State (2) at the Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy (First Appointment in 1978)
|
EO |
CO |
CA |
|
|
1979 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
Minister for Tourism and Transport (formerly Minister for Transport and Power)
|
HEO |
EO |
CA |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
1977 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
|
1978 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
|
1979 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
Minister for Labour
|
AP |
HEO |
EO |
CO |
CA |
Socio Economist |
Personal Assistant |
Special Assistant |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
1977 |
— |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
— |
|
1978 |
— |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
— |
— |
— |
|
1979 |
— |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
— |
— |
1 |
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs
|
AP |
HEO |
EO |
SO |
CO |
CA |
Telephone Officer |
Junior Postman |
Personal Assistant |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3* |
|
1977 |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
4* |
4 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
1978 |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
|
1979 |
— |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
2* |
— |
— |
— |
* 1 part-time in each case
Minister of State at the Department of Posts and Telegraphs (Appointed in 1977)
|
HEO |
CO |
CA |
Junior Postman |
Personal Assistant |
|
|
1978 |
— |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
1979 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
(1 part-time) |
Note: All the clerical staff service both the Minister and the Minister of State as necessary.
Minister for Defence
|
HEO |
EO |
CO |
CA |
Personal Secretary |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
1 |
— |
3 |
1 |
|
1977 |
1 |
1 |
— |
3 |
1 |
|
1978 |
1 |
1 |
— |
3 |
1 |
|
1979 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
— |
Minister of State at the Department of Defence
|
HEO |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
|
1977 |
1 |
|
1978 |
1 |
|
1979 |
1 |
Minister for Foreign Affairs
|
First Secretary |
Third Secretary |
EO |
CO |
CA |
Economic Adviser |
Personal Assistant |
Political Consultant |
Research Officer (AP) |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
— |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
— |
— |
|
1977 |
1 |
— |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
— |
— |
|
1978 |
— |
1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
— |
1 |
— |
1 |
|
1979 |
— |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
— |
2 |
1 (part-time) |
1 |
Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs
|
HEO |
EO |
CO |
CA |
Personal Assistant |
|
|
1976 |
— |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
1977 |
— |
1 |
— |
1 |
— |
|
1978 |
1 |
1 |
— |
2 |
1 |
|
1979 |
1 |
1 |
— |
2 |
1 |
Minister for Social Welfare
|
HEO |
EO |
CO |
CA |
Personal Assistant |
Social and Economic Adviser |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
1 |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1977 |
1 |
1 |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1978 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
— |
|
1979 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
— |
Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare
|
HEO |
EO |
CO |
CA |
Personal Assistant |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
|
1977 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
Minister for Health
|
AP |
HEO |
EO |
CO |
CA |
Paperkeeper |
Personal Adviser |
|
|
1976 |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
— |
1 |
|
1977 |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
— |
1 |
|
1978 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
— |
— |
|
1979 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
— |
Minister of State at the Department of Health
|
HEO |
EO |
CO |
CA |
|
|
1976 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
1977 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
(There has been no Minister of State at the Department of Health since mid-1977).