asked the Minister for the Public Service the number of male and female persons employed in the public service in each of the past 25 years.
Written Answers. - Public Service Employees.
671.
The information sought by the Deputy is available in my Department for the non-industrial civil service only and the figures are as follows:
Year |
Males |
Females |
Total |
1959 |
20,675 |
7,364 |
28,039 |
1960 |
20,614 |
7,494 |
28,108 |
1961 |
20,408 |
7,673 |
28,081 |
1962 |
20,715 |
8,195 |
28,910 |
1963 |
21,081 |
8,647 |
29,728 |
1964 |
21,417 |
8,966 |
30,383 |
1965 |
22,083 |
9,592 |
31,675 |
1966 |
22,617 |
9,992 |
32,609 |
1967 |
22,856 |
10,109 |
32,965 |
1968 |
23,214 |
10,475 |
33,689 |
1969 |
23,594 |
10,912 |
34,506 |
1970 |
24,541 |
11,709 |
36,250 |
1971 |
25,486 |
12,533 |
38,019 |
1972 |
26,172 |
13,192 |
39,364 |
1973 |
27,386 |
13,954 |
41,340 |
1974 |
28,916 |
15,833 |
44,749 |
1975 |
30,157 |
16,820 |
46,977 |
1976 |
30,803 |
17,569 |
48,372 |
1977 |
31,800 |
18,200 |
50,000 |
1978 |
31,970 |
18,230 |
50,200 |
1979 |
33,380 |
18,720 |
52,100 |
1980 |
35,250 |
19,650 |
54,900 |
1981 |
37,650 |
21,050 |
58,700 |
1982 |
38,910 |
21,590 |
60,500 |
1983 |
38,570 |
21,330 |
59,900 |