asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce 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 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.
67.
The concept of authorised establishment is open to various interpretations and any figures given under such a heading could be misleading to the Deputy.
The remainder of the information sought is set out in the following table.
|
Numbers Serving |
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|
Grade |
1-9-88 |
1-9-87 |
1-9-86 |
1-9-85 |
|
Secretary |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Assistant Secretary |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
Principal |
21 |
23 |
23 |
25 |
|
Assistant Principal |
46 |
53 |
54 |
58 |
|
Administrative Officer |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
Higher Executive Officer |
70 |
79 |
79 |
85 |
|
Executive Officer |
85½* |
97½* |
104 |
117 |
|
Staff Officer |
21 |
22 |
21 |
20 |
|
Clerical Officer |
57 |
62 |
67 |
81 |
|
Clerical Assistant |
162 |
168 |
170 |
177 |
|
Total Numbers serving in all grades |
574½ |
632½ |
636 |
702 |
*½ indicates job-sharer.