asked the Minister for Social Welfare the number of persons employed in his Department at 30 April 1987, the role of each employee; and the number employed at the same date for the years 1980 to 1986 inclusive; and the total cost of this.
Written Answers. - Departmental Employees.
62.
The information requested by the Deputy on the numbers of persons employed in the Department of Social Welfare at the 30 April 1987 and for previous years back to 1980, is set out in the attached tabular statement.
The grading of all staff employed is also shown in the statement. All employees are involved in the process of delivering the services of the Department of Social Welfare to the public.
The cost of the staff employed in each year from 1980 is shown in the tabular statement and is the cost as given in the published Estimates for the relevant year.
Numbers authorised to serve in Department of Social Welfare from 30 April 1980 to 30 April 1987
|
Grade |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
|
Secretary |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Director |
1 |
1 |
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|
Assistant Secretary |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
|
Principal |
13 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
19 |
|
Assistant Principal |
41 |
44 |
44 |
44 |
44 |
48 |
55 |
65 |
|
Press Officer Medical Adviser |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 1 |
|
Departmental Medical Adviser |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Medical Referee |
14 |
14 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
25 |
25 |
|
Administrative Officer |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
Higher Executive Officer |
81 |
82 |
83 |
92 |
92 |
106 |
109 |
124 |
|
Executive Officer |
153 |
171 |
169 |
179 |
179 |
202 |
210 |
246 |
|
Staff Officer |
263 |
279 |
285 |
307 |
315 |
333 |
348 |
411 |
|
Clerical Officer |
766 |
827 |
853 |
858 |
875 |
882 |
940 |
1,020 |
|
Clerical Assistant |
1,135 |
1,250 |
1,248 |
1,217 |
1,236 |
1,269 |
1,276 |
1,365 |
|
Chief Inspector |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Deputy Chief Inspector |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Social Welfare Inspector |
7 |
8 |
8 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
|
Social Welfare Supervisor |
56 |
60 |
61 |
69 |
69 |
69 |
69 |
72 |
|
Social Welfare Officer |
230 |
246 |
252 |
285 |
283 |
282 |
286 |
297 |
|
Key Punch Operator |
12 |
12 |
9 |
15 |
17 |
14 |
4 |
4 |
|
Agents |
264 |
264 |
51 |
34 |
29 |
26 |
24 |
24 |
|
Paperkeeper |
31 |
32 |
31 |
32 |
30 |
29 |
29 |
29 |
|
Head Messenger |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Messenger |
81 |
84 |
82 |
80 |
78 |
80 |
84 |
89 |
|
Services Attendant |
12 |
12 |
14 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
|
Cleaner |
68 |
69 |
73 |
63 |
60 |
62 |
62 |
64 |
|
Nightwatchman |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Blind Telephonist |
3 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
Total |
3,244 |
3,487 |
3,314 |
3,354 |
3,385 |
3,480 |
3,582 |
3,902 |
|
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
|
|
Cost of Staff (as in published estimate) |
17,400 |
24,231 |
27,200 |
29,772 |
32,733 |
35,869 |
39,400 |
44,873 |