asked the Minister for Education the total number of staff serving in each of the following areas of the public service on 21 July 1981; 23 December 1981; 31 December 1982; 31 December 1983; 31 December 1984; 31 December 1985; 31 December 1986 and 31 March 1987, (a) industrial civil servants, (b) employees of each non-commercial State body under the aegis of her Department, (c) national teachers, (d) secondary teachers, (e) vocational teachers, (f) teachers in comprehensive and community schools, (g) employees of universities, (h) employees of other third level educational institutions, (i) officers other than teachers of vocational education committees, and (j) servants of vocational education committees.
Written Answers. - Public Service Staff.
110.
The information, in so far as it is readily available and in respect of the dates for which it is available, is as follows:—
|
21/7/81 |
23/12/81 |
31/12/82 |
31/12/83 |
31/12/84 |
31/12/85 |
31/12/86 |
31/3/87 |
|
|
Industrial Civil Servants |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
National Teachers |
19,465 |
19,775 |
20,356 |
20,603 |
20,884 |
21,087 |
21,161 |
21,205 |
|
HEA |
25 |
27 |
25 |
22 |
24 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
|
NCEA |
26 |
26 |
25 |
24 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
|
Colleges of Home Economics |
50 |
50 |
52 |
60 |
61 |
59 |
58 |
58 |
|
DublinInstitute for Advanced Studies |
67 |
69 |
69 |
69 |
66 |
68 |
70 |
71 |
|
Category of Teacher |
1980/81 |
1981/82 |
1982/83 |
1983/84 |
1984/85 |
1985/86 |
1986/87 |
|
Secondary* |
11,740 |
11,896 |
12,065 |
11,900 |
11,902 |
12,030 |
12,061 |
|
Community & Comprehensive* |
1,684 |
1,856 |
2,021 |
2,112 |
2,176 |
2,254 |
2,315 |
|
Vocational (Second Level)** |
4,805.9 |
4,925.1 |
5,196.1 |
5,021.1 |
5,104.1 |
5,242.1 |
5,388.4 |
|
Vocational (Third Level) |
1,685 |
1,689 |
1,833 |
1,915 |
1,965 |
1,964 |
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* Teachers in receipt of incremental salary.
** Wholetime teacher equivalents.
Note—The data relates to the school years in which the dates quoted occur.
Additional information in so far as it can be readily obtained will be forwarded to the Deputy as it becomes available.