asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the total authorised establishment and total actual numbers of civil servants serving in his Department in each of the general Civil Service grades from clerical assistant to secretary on 1 September for 1985 to 1988 inclusive or on the latest date for which such information is available; and the total number taking all categories together of civil servants authorised and serving in his Department on those dates.
Written Answers. - Civil Service Numbers.
44.
The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
Department of Foreign Affairs
|
September 1985 |
September 1986 |
September 1987 |
31 October 1988 |
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|
Grade |
Authorised |
Serving |
Authorised |
Serving |
Authorised |
Serving |
Authorised |
Serving |
|
Secretary |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Ambassador Extra. & Plenipotentiary Gr. 1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Deputy Secretary/Ambassador Extra. & Plenipotentiary Gr. 2 |
8 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
|
Assistant Secretary/Envoy Extra. & Minister Plenipotentiary |
30 |
30 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
31 |
29 |
29 |
|
Principal |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
|
Counsellor |
32 |
32 |
34 |
34 |
35 |
34 |
35 |
34 |
|
Deputy Legal Adviser |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Assistant Principal |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
20 |
|
First Secretary |
85 |
85 |
90 |
90 |
89 |
89 |
89 |
87 |
|
Third Secretary & Vice Consul |
68 |
68 |
76 |
71 |
76 |
73 |
76 |
65 |
|
Higher Executive Office |
23 |
23 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
24 |
|
Office in Charge of Communications |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Translator |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Executive Officer |
36 |
36 |
36 |
34 |
34 |
30 |
32 |
26 |
|
Assistant Translator |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
|
Staff Officer |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
|
SO Superintendent of Typists |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Clerical Officer |
61 |
61 |
61 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
58 |
54 |
|
Clerical Officer (Supervisor of Typists) |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
|
Head Messenger |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Telephonist |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Clerical Assistant |
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|
Clerical Assistant (Shorthand Typist) |
150 |
150 |
160 |
159 |
159 |
155 |
159 |
141 |
|
Clerical Assistant (Typist) |
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|
Supervisor of Cleaners |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Totals |
552 |
552 |
580 |
571 |
576 |
563 |
570 |
522 |
Footnotes:
(i) For the purposes of this table, the authorised number is the number serving in a particular grade added to the number of vacancies in that grade.
(ii) Included in the total are certain officers of other Departments who are currently serving on loan to the Department of Foreign Affairs.