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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 13 Nov 1984

Vol. 353 No. 9

Written Answers. - Public Service Posts.

646.

asked the Minister for the Public Service the number of posts, classified by grade and Department, exempted from the one-in-three embargo since the beginning of 1984.

Posts falling vacant in the Civil Service are exempted from the one-in-three embargo in the following circumstances:

(i) In cases where the application of the embargo would result in the total number of vacancies in a particular grade exceeding one third of the numbers serving in that grade on 21 July 1981. In such cases, the rule is that the vacancy in question may be filled but another vacancy must be held open in compensation;

(ii) In cases where officers take career-breaks for periods of from one to three years, and

(iii) In cases where officers take certain types of special leave (e.g. to resume study or to work in an international organisation of which Ireland is a member).

Exemptions from the embargo allowed under these three headings in 1984 are detailed in the attached table.

(1)

(ii)

(iii)

President's Establishment

Clerical Officer

1

1

Nil

Nil

Houses of the Oireachtas

Clerk Administrator

1

Clerk Assistant (Seanad)

1

Clerk to Committee

1

3

Nil

Nil

Department of the Taoiseach

Assistant Principal

1

1

Higher Executive Officer

1

3

Clerical Assistant

2

Senior Attendant (Museum)

1

1

4

1

Central Statistics Office

Executive Officer

1

Clerical Officer

5

Clerical Assistant

8

Nil

14

Nil

National Gallery

Personal Secretary to Director

1

1

Nil

Nil

Department of Finance

Assistant Principal

1

Administrative Officer

2

Higher Executive Officer

1

Clerical Officer

2

1

Nil

6

1

Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General

Senior Auditor

1

Assistant Auditor

4

Nil

4

1

Office of Public Works

Executive Officer

4

Clerical Assistant

3

Senior Archaeologist

1

Architect

1

Architectural Assistant II

1

Engineer II

1

Quantity Surveyor III

1

1

11

Nil

Office of the Attorney General

Assistant Solicitor

1

Nil

1

Nil

Stationery Office

Sales Office Manager

1

Assistant Manager

1

Sales Assistant

1

3

Nil

Nil

Valuation and Ordnance Survey

Valuer

1

Cartographer

3

Superintendent (Mapping)

1

Mapping Draughtsman

1

1

5

Nil

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

Third Legal Assistant

1

Nil

1

Nil

Department of the Public Service

Assistant Principal

2

2

Administrative Officer

1

1

Higher Executive Officer

3

Executive Officer

2

1

Staff Officer

1

Clerical Officer

3

Clerical Assistant

2

Nil

14

4

Civil Service Commission

Higher Executive Officer

1

Clerical Assistant

2

Nil

3

Nil

Office of the Ombudsman

Nil

Nil

Nil

Department of Justice

Executive Officer

1

Clerical Officer

2

Clerical Assistant

5

Nil

8

Nil

Garda Clerical Staff

Clerical Assistant

9

Nil

9

Nil

Prison Service

Nil

Nil

Nil

Courts

Court Messenger

3

Clerical Assistant

2

Junior Court Clerk

1

3

3

Nil

Land Registry and Registry of Deeds

Executive Officer

1

Staff Officer

1

Clerical Officer

1

Clerical Assistant

4

Examiner of Maps

2

Nil

9

Nil

Office of the Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests

Nil

Nil

Nil

Department of the Environment

Assistant Principal

1

Executive Officer

4

Clerical Assistant

12

Assistant Auditor

1

Nil

18

Nil

Department of Education

Deputy Chief Inspector (Primary Branch)

1

Higher Executive Officer

2

Executive Officer

2

3

Clerical Officer

1

1

Clerical Assistant

10

Assistant Editor

1

Assistant Keeper

1

2

17

3

Roinn na Gaeltachta

Executive Officer

1

Clerical Assistant

1

Nil

1

1

Department of Agriculture

Principal

1

Higher Executive Officer

1

Executive Officer

4

1

Staff Officer

1

Clerical Officer

3

Clerical Assistant

27

Veterinary Inspector

1

Research Officer

1

Seed Analyst

1

Serological Assistant

1

1

Agricultural Officer

1

Assistant Agricultural Inspector

2

Solicitor

1

Chief Examiner of Title and Public Trustee

1

2

42

4

Department of Fisheries and Forestry

Superintendent of Typists

1

Head Messenger

1

Senior Forestry Inspector

1

Fisheries Manager

1

Executive Officer

1

1

Clerical Assistant

4

Forestry Inspector III

1

Forester

2

4

8

1

Department of Labour

Director, National Manpower Service

1

Assistant Regional Director

1

Placement Officer

1

Assistant Principal

2

Clerical Officer

1

Clerical Assistant

12

1

17

Nil

Department of Energy

Secretary

1

Clerical Officer

1

Clerical Assistant

4

1

4

1

Department of Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism

Higher Executive Officer

1

Executive Officer

6

Technical Officer

1

Third Secretary

1

Patents Examiner

1

Clerical Officer

1

Clerical Assistant

3

1

13

Nil

Department of Communications

Assistant Principal

1

Higher Executive Officer

1

Clerical Officer

2

Clerical Assistant

6

Key Punch Operator

1

Air Traffic Control Officer III

1

1

Meteorological Officer

1

Meteorologist

2

Communications Assistant

3

Air Traffic Control Assistant

2

Messenger

1

Services Attendant

1

Chief Surveyor

1

3

16

5

Department of Defence

Staff Officer

2

Superintendent of Typists

1

Clerical Officer

3

Clerical Assistant

4

Key Punch Operator

1

1

10

Nil

Department of Foreign Affairs

Third Secretary

2

Clerical Assistant

4

Minister Plenipotentiary

1

1

4

2

Department of Social Welfare

Medical Referee

1

Social Welfare Officer

6

Executive Officer

1

2

Staff Officer

4

Clerical Officer

14

2

Clerical Assistant

17

Nil

43

4

Department of Health

Medical Officer

1

Welfare Officer

1

Higher Executive Officer

1

Executive Officer

1

Clerical Assistant

5

Key Punch Operator

1

1

8

1

State Laboratory

Chemist

1

Nil

1

Nil

Officer of the Revenue Commissioners

Assitant Principal

1

Higher Executive Officer

1

1

Executive Officer

3

2

Clerical Officer

16

1

Clerical Assistant

41

1

Key Punch Operator

4

Inspector of Taxes

2

Higher Tax Officer

8

1

Tax Officer

13

Higher Officer (Customs & Excise)

1

Indoor Officer

1

Assistant Officer

4

Nil

95

6

647.

asked the Minister for the Public Service the number of top level appointments made under the new scheme which he announced on 4 January 1984; and if he will indicate in respect of each appointment the old and new grade and employing Department of each appointee.

To date 17 appointments have been made on foot of recommendations from the Top Level Appointments Committee. Details are set out below.

From

To

Grade

Department

Grade

Department

1

Principal Inspector of Taxes

Revenue

Assistant Secretary

Revenue

2

Deputy Secretary

Agriculture

Secretary

Fisheries & Forestry

3

Assistant Secretary

Industry, Trade Commerce & Tourism

Secretary

Industry, Trade Commerce & Tourism

4

Assistant Secretary

Agriculture

Deputy Secretary

Agriculture

5

Principal

Communications

Assistant Secretary

Industry, Trade, Commerce & Tourism

6

Principal

Finance

Assitant Secretary

Social Welfare

7

Principal

Public Service

Assitant Secretary

Social Welfare

8

Principal

Agriculture

Assistant Secretary

Agriculture

9

Principal

Justice

Assistant Secretary

Justice

10

Principal

Public Service

Assistant Secretary

Labour

11

Deputy Chief Engineering Adviser

Environment

Chief Engineering Adviser

Environment

12

Chief Registrar

High Court

Chief Registrar

Supreme Court

13

Registrar

High Court

Chief Registrar

High Court

14

Assistant Secretary

Public Service

Secretary

Education

15

Principal

Industry, Trade, Commerce & Tourism

Assistant Secretary

Industry, Trade, Commerce & Tourism

16

Inspector Customs & Excise

Revenue

Superintendent Customs & Excise

Revenue

17

Principal

Public Service

Assistant Secretary

Public Service

648.

asked the Minister for the Public Service the number of posts, classified by grade and department, suppressed under the one-in-three embargo since the beginning of 1984.

On 7 June 1984 the Government suppressed 2,081 posts in the Civil Service which had become vacant between 23 December 1981 and 31 December 1983 and which, because of the embargo on filling two out of every three vacancies, had not been filled. The details are set out in the following tabular statement.

President's Establishment

Nil

Department of the Taoiseach

Second Secretary

1

Clerical Officer

2

Clerical Assistant

3

Messenger

2

Services Attendant

1

Cleaner

1

Assistant Keeper (Museum)

1

Senior Technical Assistant (Museum)

1

Senior Attendant

2

Attendant

2

16

Central Statistics Office

Higher Executive Officer

1

Executive Officer

3

Staff Officer

1

Staff Officer (Senior Programmer)

1

Clerical Officer

17

Clerical Assistant

28

Key Punch Operator

3

54

Department of Finance

Principal

1

Assistant Principal

1

Administrative Officer

7

Executive Officer

3

Staff Officer

2

Clerical Officer

7

Clerical Assistant

13

Key Punch Operator

2

Paperkeeper

1

Messenger

1

38

Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General

Auditor

1

Assistant Auditor

3

4

Office of the Revenue Commissioners

Higher Executive Officer

1

Executive Officer

13

Staff Officer

4

Clerical Officer

37

Key Punch Operator

11

Inspector of Taxes Higher Grade (Technical)

1

Inspector of Taxes Higher Grade (Non-Technical)

1

Inspector of Taxes (Technical)

4

Inspector of Taxes (Non-Technical)

6

Higher Tax Officer

25

Tax Officer

58

Tax Assistant

1

Surveyor (Customs & Excise)

1

Higher Officer (C & E)

8

Officer (C&E)

4

Assistant Officer

11

Customs Assistant

1

Surveyor-Indoor

2

Indoor Officer

2

Deptl. Clerical Officer

17

Watcher

27

Clerical Assistant

232

Paperkeeper

9

Messenger

27

Cleaner

12

Services Attendant

3

518

Office of Public Works

Principal

1

Assistant Principal

1

Higher Executive Officer

2

Executive Officer

5

Staff Officer

3

Clerical Officer

3

Clerical Assistant

12

Temporary Clerical Assistant

1

Messenger

1

Cleaner

7

Senior Architect

1

Architect

4

Clerk of Works

6

Engineer Grade III

1

Park Superintendent

1

Assistant Chief Engineer (Civil)

1

Engineer Grade II (Civil)

2

Engineer Grade III (Civil)

2

Engineering Technician

1

Engineering Draughtsman

1

56

State Laboratory

Laboratory Technician

1

Attendant

2

Cleaner

1

4

Attorney General's Office

Nil

Chief State Solicitor's Office

Legal Staff Officer

1

Legal Clerk

1

Clerical Assistant (Typist)

2

4

Stationery Office

Clerical Officer

1

Clerical Assistant

4

Messenger

1

Cleaner

2

Warehouseman

2

Packer & Porter/Junior Porter

2

12

Valuation and Ordnance Survey

Staff Valuer

1

Valuer

2

Staff Officer

1

Clerical Assistant

3

Cleaner

1

Examiner of Maps

1

Draughtsman

1

Chief Superintendent

1

Assistant Superintendent

2

Senior Cartographer

5

Cartographer

5

Labourer

3

Storeman

2

28

Department of Public Service

Deputy Secretary

1

Administrative Officer

1

Higher Executive Officer

7

Executive Officer

1

Staff Officer

1

Clerical Officer

10

Clerical Assistant

2

Messenger

1

Key Punch Operator

1

25

Civil Service Commission

Principal

1

Assistant Principal

1

Higher Executive Officer

1

Executive Officer

1

Staff Officer

2

Clerical Officer

2

Clerical Assistant

7

15

Department of Justice

Assistant Principal

2

Administrative Officer

1

Higher Executive Officer

1

Executive Officer

1

Staff Officer

1

Clerical Officer

3

Clerical Assistant

9

Key Punch Operator

1

Paperkeeper

1

Messenger

1

Probation and Welfare Officer

11

32

Garda Civilian Staff

Clerical Officer

2

Clerical Assistant

25

27

Prison Service

Trades Officer

2

Prison Officer (Male)

44

Prison Officer (Female)

6

Mess Attendant

1

53

Courts

Assistant Principal

1

Executive Officer

8

Clerical Officer

8

Clerical Assistant

13

Stenographer

1

Court Messenger

3

Cleaner

5

Paperkeeper

3

Junior Court Clerk

1

Usher

1

Messenger

3

47

Land Registry and Registry of Deeds

Higher Executive Officer

1

Executive Officer

3

Staff Officer

1

Clerical Officer

7

Clerical Assistant

14

Superintendent of Mapping

1

Examiner of Maps

5

Map Draughtsman

5

Record Clerk

1

Head Searcher

1

Paperkeeper

3

Messenger

4

46

Office of the Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests

Clerical Assistant

1

Department of the Environment

Principal

2

Assistant Principal

3

Higher Executive Officer

2

Executive Officer

6

Staff Officer

3

Clerical Officer

4

Clerical Assistant

36

Key Punch Operator

1

Paperkeeper

1

Messenger/Services Attendant

12

Cleaner

8

Assistant Chief Engineering Adviser

1

Architectural/Engineering Inspector

1

Planning Inspector

1

Inspector Grade II (Housing Grants and Mechanical)

1

Supervising Housing Inspector

2

Inspector Grade III (Environmental Housing Grants and grant schemes)

1

Housing Inspector

2

Supervisory Driver Tester

2

Driver Tester

1

Principal Auditor

2

Trainee Auditor

1

93

Department of Education

Assistant Principal

2

Higher Executive Officer

1

Executive Officer

14

Staff Officer

4

Clerical Officer

10

Clerical Assistant

28

Key Punch Operator

2

District Inspector

1

Assistant Chief Inspector

1

Inspector

1

Assistant Editor

2

Library Assistant II

1

Library Attendant

1

Messenger

1

Cleaner

11

Services Attendant

1

General Operative

1

82

National Gallery

Attendant

4

Department of Fisheries and Forestry

Assistant Principal

1

Higher Executive Officer

3

Executive Officer

3

Staff Officer

1

Clerical Officer

8

Clerical Assistant

12

Services Attendant

1

Senior Inspector

2

Inspector Grade I

1

Inspector Grade II

1

Land Commission Inspector Grade II

1

Mechanical Engineer Grade III

2

Mapping Draughtsman

2

Senior Forester

2

Forester in Charge

3

Forester

3

Assistant Inspector of Fisheries

1

Assistant Engineer

1

48

Roinn na Gaeltachta

Clerical Officer

1

Clerical Assistant

2

Messenger

1

4

Department of Agriculture

Assistant Principal

4

Higher Executive Officer

9

Executive Officer

15

Staff Officer

5

Clerical Officer

13

Clerical Assistant

82

Key Punch Operator

2

Area Superintendent

1

District Superintendent

10

Supervisory Agricultural Officer

2

Higher Agricultural Officer

30

Agricultural Officer

47

Veterinary Inspector

2

Senior Research Officer

1

Laboratory Technician

3

Senior Serological Assistant

1

Serological Assistant

8

Field Assistant

1

Senior Ship Inspector

1

Ship Inspector

8

Laboratory Attendant

6

Higher Seed Analyst

1

Botanical Assistant

1

Lay Superintendent

1

Poultry Officer

1

Inspector Grade I (Land Commission)

2

Inspector Grade II (Land Commission)

2

Inspector Grade III (Land Commission)

1

Supervisor (Land Commission)

6

Mapping Draughtsman (Land Commission)

1

Paperkeeper

2

Messenger

10

Services Attendant

1

Cleaner

10

Blind Telephonist

1

Assistant Agricultural Inspector

1

292

Department of Labour

Assistant Secretary

1

Assistant Principal

2

Higher Executive Officer

1

Executive Officer

7

Staff Officer

2

Clerical Officer

7

Clerical Assistant

24

Messenger

5

Cleaner

7

Regional Director

1

Industrial Inspector Grade I

1

Industrial Inspector Grade III

1

Placement Officer

2

61

Department of Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism

Assistant Principal

3

Administrative Officer

1

Higher Executive Officer

6

Executive Officer

12

Staff Officer

3

Clerical Officer

9

Clerical Assistant

21

Paperkeeper

2

Messenger

5

Cleaner

6

Senior Examiner

1

69

Department of Communications

Higher Executive Officer

2

Executive Officer

1

Staff Officer

1

Clerical Officer

3

Clerical Assistant

3

Paperkeeper

1

Messenger

3

Technical Officer I

1

Technical Officer II

2

Technical Officer III

1

Radio Officer II

1

Radio Officer III

3

Radio Officer

7

Communications Assistant

3

Air Traffic Control Officer II

5

Air Traffic Control Assistant

2

Aeronautical Inspector

2

Senior Meteorologist

1

Meteorologist

1

Senior Meteorological Officer

2

Senior Meteorological Officer (Systems Analyst)

2

Meteorological Officer

3

50

Department of Defence

Higher Executive Officer

5

Executive Officer

3

Staff Officer

4

Clerical Officer

9

Clerical Assistant

16

Paperkeeper

2

Cleaner

7

46

Army Pensions Board

Nil

Department of Foreign Affairs

Third Secretary

1

Staff Officer

1

Clerical Officer

4

Clerical Assistant

14

Paperkeeper

1

Messenger

5

Cleaner

1

27

Department of Social Welfare

Social Welfare Officer

5

Executive Officer

3

Staff Officer

5

Clerical Officer

92

Clerical Assistant

137

Key Punch Operator

1

Paperkeeper

1

Messenger

9

Services Attendant

2

Cleaner

9

264

Department of Health

Assistant Principal

1

Executive Officer

4

Clerical Officer

4

Clerical Assistant

16

Senior Medical Officer

1

Medical Officer

1

Pharmacist

1

Nursing Adviser

2

Architectural-Engineering Inspector/Adviser

1

31

Department of Energy

Assistant Principal

1

Executive Officer

3

Clerical Officer

6

Clerical Assistant

3

Principal Geologist

1

Specialist Geologist

1

Trainee Cartographer

1

16

Houses of the Oireachtas

Principal Clerk

1

Junior Clerk

2

Reporter

1

Telephonist

1

Usher

1

Higher Executive Officer

1

Clerical Assistant

2

Paperkeeper

1

Cleaner

4

14

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

Nil

649.

asked the Minister for the Public Service the extent of redeployment of staff between Departments since the beginning of 1984, classified by receiving Department; and the reason for redeployment in each case.

1. Staff re-assigned to fillable vacancies (no longer required in original Departments because of decreased workload).

Receiving Department

Number

Fisheries and Forestry

2

Public Service

2

Health

2

Agriculture

4

Justice

1

Education

2

Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism

4

Labour

1

2. Posts redeployed between Departments

Receiving Department

Number

Reason for redeployment

Taoiseach

95

Transfer from Department of Education of National Museum and Irish Manuscripts Commission

Taoiseach

31

Transfer from Department of Justice of Public Record and State Paper Offices.

Social Welfare

60

Redeployed temporarily from various Departments to help with increased workload.

Social Welfare

18

Redeployed from Land Commission following Government decision to abolish it.

Foreign Affairs

28

Temporarily redeployed from various Departments for period of EEC Presidency.

Public Service

1

Transferred from Civil Service Commission because of decreased workload.

Finance

1

Transferred from Civil Service Commission because of decreased workload.

Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism

4

Transferred from CSO following completion of work on 1981 Census; now working on computerisation of Companies Registration Office.

Communications

111

Transferred from Department of Posts and Telegraphs on establishment of An Post and Bord Telecom.

Defence

36

Justice

1

From Department of Agriculture to fill embargoed post in Courts area.

Oireachtas

8

From various Departments to service Oireachtas Committees

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