asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food 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 each of the years 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.
Following is the information sought:
General Civil Service Grades.
Authorised Number |
Actual Number |
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1-9-85 |
1-9-86 |
1-9-87 |
1-9-88* |
1-9-85 |
1-9-86 |
1-9-87 |
1-9-88 |
|
Secretary |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Deputy Secretary |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
Assistant Secretary |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
7 |
6 |
|
Principal |
31 |
31 |
31 |
28 |
29 |
29 |
22 |
|
Assistant Principal |
65 |
65 |
66 |
62 |
64 |
62 |
53 |
|
Higher Executive Officer/Administrative Officer |
142 |
141 |
145 |
139 |
136 |
140 |
125 |
|
Executive Officer |
214 |
211 |
209 |
205 |
202 |
199 |
172 |
|
Staff Officer |
81 |
78 |
76 |
79 |
75 |
73 |
58 |
|
Clerical Officer |
258 |
244 |
238 |
244 |
237 |
227 |
220 |
|
Clerical Assistant |
1,035 |
996 |
978 |
1,010 |
959 |
945 |
884 |
|
Clerical Assistant (Data Entry) |
15 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
11 |
9 |
8 |
All Civil Service Grades.
Authorised Number |
Actual Number |
|
1 September 1985 |
4,538 |
4,376 |
1 September 1986 |
4,349 |
4,149 |
1 September 1987 |
4,423 |
4,173 |
*1 September 1988 |
3,930 |
*The authorised number of staff on 1 September 1988 is not available.