asked the Minister for Social Welfare 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.
Details of the total authorised establishment (cadre) and the actual numbers serving from September 1985 to September 1988 are set out in the following table.
Staffing Position in Department of Social Welfare.
Grade |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
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Cadre |
Serving |
Cadre |
Serving |
Cadre |
Serving |
Cadre |
Serving |
|
Secretary |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Director |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Assistant Secretary |
5 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
Principal |
15 |
15 |
17 |
15 |
18 |
17 |
18 |
16 |
Assistant Principal |
49 |
46 |
61 |
57 |
66 |
64 |
67 |
61 |
Administrative Officer |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Higher Executive Officer |
106 |
106 |
119 |
115 |
124 |
123 |
130 |
117 |
Executive Officer |
202 |
201 |
230 |
203 |
246 |
240 |
259 |
236 |
Staff Officer |
335 |
330 |
400 |
350 |
412 |
405 |
422 |
402 |
Clerical Officer |
914 |
907 |
990 |
930 |
1,019 |
1,011 |
1,042 |
988 |
Clerical Assistant |
1,283 |
1,257 |
1,316 |
1,274 |
1,366 |
1,343 |
1,390 |
1,314 |
Total |
2,912 |
2,870 |
3,140 |
2,951 |
3,259 |
3,210 |
3,336 |
3,141 |
The total number of all civil servants authorised and serving on the dates concerned are as follows:
Year |
Cadre |
Serving |
1985 |
3,517 |
3,466 |
1986 |
3,781 |
3,559 |
1987 |
3,906 |
3,837 |
1988 |
3,982 |
3,728 |