asked the Taoiseach if he will indicate the total number of staff employed in his Department in September 1987; the total number of staff by grade in his Department who have to date opted for voluntary redundancy or early retirement under the existing scheme for this purpose; and the number of staff by grade and agency who have to date availed of the scheme in agencies, bodies or statutory authorities which operate under the aegis of his Department.

The attached schedules set out the information requested by the Deputy, in respect of my Departments and the agencies, bodies or statutory authorities under their aegis.

Numbers serving in my Departments on 1 September 1987

* ½ represents job-sharer.

Early Retirement/Voluntary Redundancy Scheme

The total number of staff by grade who have opted for the Voluntary Redundancy/Early Retirement Scheme are as follows:

Department of the Taoiseach

Central Statistics Office

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Níor ghlac aon oifigeach san Roinn leis an bpacáiste iomarcaíochta.

Údarás na Gaeltachta

52.

asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will indicate the total number of staff employed in his Department in September 1987; the total number of staff by grade in his Department who have to date opted for voluntary redundancy or early retirement under the existing scheme for this purpose; and the number of staff by grade and agency who have to date availed of the scheme in agencies, bodies or statutory authorities which operate under the aegis of his Department.

The total number of civil servants employed in my Department on 30 September 1987 was 611. The total number by grade who have applied for voluntary redundancy or early retirement is as follows:

No personnel from the agencies under my Department's aegis have opted for voluntary redundancy.

53.

asked the Minister for Finance if he will indicate the total number of staff employed in his Department in September 1987; the total number of staff by grade in his Department who have to date opted for voluntary redundancy or early retirement under the existing scheme for this purpose; and the number of staff by grade and agency who have to date availed of the scheme in agencies, bodies or statutory authorities which operate under the aegis of his Department.

The total number of staff who were employed in my Department and in the offices under my aegis in September 1987 was as follows:

The attached table sets out the details requested regarding the number of staff in my Department who opted for the voluntary redundancy/early retirement.

In the agencies, bodies and statutory authorities under my aegis, one clerical assistant in the Economic and Social Research Institute availed of the scheme.

Number of Staff by Grade who have opted for Voluntary Redundancy/Early Retirement.