asked the Minister for Health 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.
99.
Details of the numbers serving in each of the specified general service grades on 1 October of each year from 1985 to 1988 inclusive for my Department are as follows:
|
Grade |
1/10/1985 Number Serving |
1/10/1986 Number Serving |
1/10/1987 Number Serving |
1/10/1988 Number Serving |
|
Secretary |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Assistant Secretary |
5 |
5 |
6 |
4 |
|
Principal Officer |
16 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
|
Assistant Principal |
38 |
39 |
39 |
36 |
|
Administrative Officer |
4 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
Higher Executive Officer |
47 |
49 |
50 |
47 |
|
Executive Officer |
55 |
53 |
54 |
50 |
|
Staff Officer |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
|
Clerical Officer |
28 |
26 |
25 |
28.5 |
|
Paperkeeper |
3 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
|
Clerical Assistant |
94 |
92 |
89 |
89 |
|
Total |
299 |
298 |
296 |
283.5 |
|
Overall Total |
345 |
344 |
343 |
331.5 |
Having regard to the restrictions on staffing levels which have been in operation in recent years the concept of an authorised complement has become redundant.