asked the Minister for the Public Service the numbers employed in the Irish public sector in January 1977 to 1981 inclusive, tabulated under the following headings; the civil service (non industrials, industrials), contract basis, Garda Síochána, defence forces, teachers, universities, other educations, health boards, other health sectors, local authorities, county committees of agriculture and State-sponsored bodies.
Written Answers. - Public Sector Employment.
220.
The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following tabular statement. The following is the statement:
Numbers Employed in the Public Sector in January 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981.
|
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
1980 |
1981 |
|
|
Civil Service |
|||||
|
—Non-industrials |
48,468 |
48,803 |
51,480 |
53,784 |
60,663(a) |
|
—Industrials |
6,402 |
5,732 |
6,227 |
6,176 |
6,216 |
|
—Non-industrial staff employed on a contract basis (mainly sub-postmasters) |
2,573 |
2,662 |
2,719 |
2,659 |
2,654 |
|
Garda Síochána |
8,456 |
8,821 |
9,387 |
9,569 |
9,882 |
|
Defence Forces (including non-civil servants civilian employees) |
16,620 |
16,727 |
15,822 |
15,497 |
15,866 |
|
Teachers (excluding university professors, lecturers and similar staff) |
34,921 |
35,850 |
37,436 |
38,054 |
39,075 |
|
Universities (including non-teaching staff) |
3,717 |
3,873 |
4,280 |
4,885 |
5,048 |
|
Other educational sector staff (VEC staffs etc.) |
1,063 |
1,248 |
2,086 |
2,269 |
2,300 |
|
Health boards |
31,686 |
33,422 |
36,771 |
38,058 |
39,640 |
|
Other health sector staff (e.g. staff of voluntary hospitals, mental homes, etc. in receipt of State funds) |
18,664 |
19,518 |
20,345 |
21,120 |
21,250 |
|
Local authorities |
34,047 |
34,469 |
35,000 |
34,575 |
34,340 |
|
County committees of agriculture |
784 |
811 |
811 |
840 |
—(b) |
|
State-sponsored bodies |
61,777 |
63,527 |
65,650 |
67,500 |
68,382 |
|
Total |
269,178 |
275,463 |
288,014 |
294,986 |
305,316 |
Notes:
(a) As a result of a special survey on numbers serving made in July 1981, it was found that the figures for previous years (which are compiled from returns made by individual Departments) had been understated.
(b) The functions of county committees of agriculture were subsumed by ACOT in July 1980. ACOT is categorised as a State-sponsored body.