asked the Minister for the Environment 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.
88.
The number of staff serving in general service grades on 1 September in each of the years 1985 to 1988 and the total number of staff serving on the same dates is as follows:
|
1-9-1985 |
1-9-1986 |
1-9-1987 |
1-9-1988 |
|
|
Secretary |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Deputy Secretary |
— |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Assistant Secretary |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
|
Principal Officer |
26 |
27 |
27 |
24 |
|
Assistant Principal |
55 |
55 |
55 |
54 |
|
Administrative Officer |
6 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
|
Higher Executive Officer |
79 |
80 |
77 |
65 |
|
Executive Officer |
118 |
109 |
107½ |
92 |
|
Staff Officer |
27 |
26 |
26 |
21 |
|
Clerical Officer |
45½ |
44 |
45 |
39 |
|
Clerical Assistant |
235 |
223 |
218 |
208 |
|
Head Messenger |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Paperkeeper |
7 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
|
Messenger/Services Attendants |
52 |
47 |
49 |
47 |
|
Cleaner |
12 |
12 |
11 |
7 |
|
Total number of all serving staff |
901½ |
874 |
858½ |
780 |
The above figures do not include any vacancies existing in the various grades on these dates, the filling of some of which would have been authorised subsequently.