asked the Minister for the Public Service if there has been a decrease in the number of persons employed in any sections of the civil service since the year 1969 and, if so, the size of the decrease.
Written Answers. - Civil Service Employment.
406.
There has been no net decrease in the number of non-industrial civil servants employed in Departments since 1969.
407.
asked the Minister for the Public Service the total numbers of persons employed in the civil service in the years 1959, 1969 and 1979; the proportion of the public revenue and borrowing in respect of each of these three years, expressed as pence in the £ (1) represented by the salaries and allowances of the persons so employed; (2) represented by the overhead expenses, office accommodation, rents, equipment, heating etc. involved in their employment.
The information sought by the Deputy is 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:
|
(i) |
(ii) |
(iii) |
(iv) |
|
Year |
Number of nonindustrial civil servants |
Salaries and allowances of those at (ii) as proportion of public revenue and borrowing expressed as pence in the £ |
Overhead expenses of those at (ii) as proportion of public revenue and borrowing expressed as pence in the £ |
|
1959 |
28,039 |
9.82 |
1.52 |
|
1969 |
34,506 |
7.03 |
1.53 |
|
1979 |
52,000 |
6.48 |
1.53 |
Notes:
The number and cost of the non-industrial civil service relate to the first working day of the year.
Overhead expenses cover the cost of office accommodation, rent, equipment, heating, stationery supplies, contract cleaning and postal and telephone charges. They do not include the cost of messenger services as these are included in the figures for salaries and allowances.