§ Mr. Bryant Godman Irvineasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many civil servants were employed in his Department in the administration of the Deficiency Payments scheme on 1st October, 1960, 1964, and 1966, respectively.
§ Mr. John MackiePrecise information is not available because the staff dealing with the Cereals Deficiency Payments Scheme have other duties as well.
But the periodic costings undertaken in the Department show that in 1962 and 1965 the equivalent of some 420 and 320 staff respectively was employed on the administration of the Deficiency Payments Scheme.