asked the Minister for the Public Service the number of new posts filled in the public service in each of the past ten years.
Written Answers. - Public Service Posts.
149.
The precise information asked for it not available. The following statement shows the number of persons serving in the public service on 1 January in each of the years 1971 to 1979:
|
Year |
Number serving at 1 January |
Increase over previous year |
|
1971 |
115,905 |
— |
|
1972 |
119,508 |
3603 |
|
1973 |
125,793 |
6285 |
|
1974 |
132,785 |
6992 |
|
1975 |
139,711 |
6926 |
|
1976 |
144,835 |
5124 |
|
1977 |
149,675 |
4840 |
|
1978 |
152,749 |
3074 |
|
1979 |
159,833 |
7084 |
Note:
Full statistics are available only from 1971 in which year the health boards were founded. The term public service covers the civil service (industrial and non-industrial). Garda Síochána. Defence Forces (including civilian employees), teachers (primary and post-primary) and health board employees. Staffs of local authorities and State bodies are not comprehended.