asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the numbers of persons employed in each promotional and advisory State agency under his aegis for each year since 1980; and the total level of expenditure for the same period.
Written Answers. - Promotional and Advisory State Agencies.
The numbers of persons employed in each of the promotional and advisory State agencies under the aegis of my Department and the total level of expenditure on salary and staff costs for the same period are as follows:
Numbers Employed |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
Córas Tráchtála |
314 |
330 |
319 |
321 |
319 |
317 |
318 |
Crafts Council of Ireland |
3 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Industrial Development Authority |
753 |
748 |
728 |
728 |
703 |
697 |
685 |
Institute for Industrial Research and Standards |
623 |
653 |
645 |
633 |
618 |
605 |
599 |
Irish Goods Council |
24 |
27 |
29 |
29 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
Irish Productivity Centre |
50 |
49 |
50 |
48 |
48 |
48 |
48 |
Kilkenny Design Workshops Ltd. |
130 |
128 |
128 |
128 |
124 |
124 |
127 |
National Board for Science and Technology |
99 |
97 |
95 |
90 |
82 |
76 |
73 |
National Enterprise Agency |
— |
— |
— |
— |
7 |
7 |
7 |
National Development Corporation Ltd. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
9 |
|
Shannon Free Airport Development Co. Ltd. |
226 |
241 |
247 |
248 |
242 |
240 |
225 |
Total Expenditure (£000s) |
19,663 |
26,037 |
29,762 |
33,160 |
36,097 |
38,369 |
39,198 |