asked the Minister for the Public Service the number of persons employed in each State Department at the end of each year from 1980 to 1985, inclusive.
Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Departmental Employees.
The information sought by the Deputy is set out in a tabular statement which I propose to circulate in the Official Report.
Following is the statement:
Non-Industrial Civil Service: Numbers Serving
Department |
¹End-80 |
End-81 |
End-82 |
End-83 |
End-84 |
End-85 |
Presidents Establishment |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
Houses of the Oireachtas |
192 |
192 |
181 |
186 |
202 |
194 |
Taoiseach |
301 |
297 |
298 |
288 |
276 |
285 |
Central Statistics Office |
651 |
656 |
639 |
531 |
464 |
536 |
National Gallery |
51 |
48 |
51 |
48 |
47 |
43 |
Finance |
471 |
483 |
450 |
437 |
411 |
421 |
Comptroller & Auditor General |
96 |
96 |
94 |
90 |
85 |
92 |
Revenue Commissioners |
7,215 |
7,101 |
7,086 |
7,045 |
6,818 |
6,689 |
Office of Public Works |
1,095 |
1,090 |
1,045 |
1,017 |
981 |
890 |
State Laboratory |
63 |
58 |
62 |
64 |
65 |
68 |
Attorney General |
115 |
114 |
115 |
114 |
107 |
138 |
Director of Public Prosecutions |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
14 |
Miscellaneous Expenses |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Stationery Office |
178 |
169 |
170 |
162 |
161 |
160 |
Valuation & Ordnance Survey |
603 |
584 |
572 |
556 |
553 |
529 |
Farm Classification Office |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
176 |
Public Service |
465 |
448 |
439 |
419 |
404 |
348 |
Civil Service Commission |
223 |
216 |
193 |
167 |
138 |
146 |
Ombudsman |
— |
— |
— |
— |
19 |
40 |
Justice |
630 |
637 |
657 |
638 |
651 |
643 |
Courts |
704 |
698 |
691 |
697 |
681 |
673 |
Land Registry & Registry of Deeds |
601 |
598 |
572 |
558 |
539 |
514 |
Charitable Donations |
12 |
12 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
Garda Civilians |
383 |
379 |
462 |
450 |
439 |
428 |
Prisons |
1,543 |
1,535 |
1,597 |
1,589 |
1,565 |
1,628 |
Environment |
1,097 |
1,070 |
1,033 |
1,000 |
939 |
907 |
Education |
1,081 |
1,099 |
1,076 |
1,026 |
987 |
1,022 |
Fisheries & Forestry |
1,285 |
1,291 |
1,261 |
1,223 |
1,187 |
1,192 |
Roinn na Gaeltachta |
75 |
74 |
69 |
68 |
64 |
64 |
Agriculture |
5,106 |
4,999 |
4,795 |
4,668 |
4,487 |
4,340 |
Labour |
865 |
850 |
824 |
829 |
817 |
820 |
Industry, Trade, Commerce & Tourism |
840 |
824 |
766 |
756 |
720 |
691 |
Communications |
1,345 |
1,326 |
1,309 |
1,273 |
1,227 |
1,192 |
Defence |
703 |
689 |
648 |
641 |
609 |
589 |
Foreign Affairs |
641 |
639 |
628 |
617 |
631 |
599 |
Social Welfare |
3,284 |
3,253 |
3,269 |
3,344 |
3,358 |
3,446 |
Health |
400 |
399 |
381 |
366 |
354 |
358 |
Energy |
231 |
233 |
242 |
230 |
229 |
231 |
Total |
32,573 |
32,185 |
31,715 |
31,136 |
30,254 |
30,129 |
¹ For the purpose of the above series the most accurate available figures refer to mid-1981.