§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the current percentage employment in the Belfast Education and Library board of Protestants and Roman Catholics in the various grades; and what are the corresponding figures in the 1981 and 1991 census returns covering the Belfast travel-to-work area.
§ Mr. HanleyThe information is as follows:
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1. Belfast Education and Library Board Staff–1 January 1992 (extracted from the Belfast Education and Library Board's Fair Employment review.)
(a) Headquarters Job Title Total number of staff Protestant Roman Catholic Non-Determined Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Chief Executive 24 17 70.84 5 20.83 2 8.33 Head of Department Senior Assistant Education Officer Education Officer Assistant Advisory Officer Adviser Principal Psychologist 13 6 46.16 5 38 .46 2 15.38 Senior Psychologist Psychologist Professional Architectural Posts 31 18 58.06 11 35.49 2 6.45 Chief Education Welfare Officer 25 12 48.00 13 52.00 — — Divisional Education Welfare Officer Education Welfare Officer Senior School Meals Organiser 7 5 71.43 — — 2 28.57 School Meals Organiser Peripatetic School Meals Organiser Youth Officer 6 3 50.00 3 50.00 — — Divisional Youth Officer Principal Officer 7 5 71.42 1 14.29 1 14.29 Assistant Principal Officer Senior Administrative Officer 6 4 66.67 2 33.33 — — Administrative Officer 8 7 87.50 1 12.50 — — Senior Executive Officer 12 6 50.00 4 33.33 2 16.67 Executive Officer 33 20 60.61 12 36.36 1 3.03 Senior Clerical Officer 56 18 32.14 34 60.71 4 7.15 Clerical Officer 61 33 54.1 23 37.7 5 8.2 Clerk Typist Telephonist/Receptionist Comptometer Operator Technician/Assistant Technician 528W529W
(b) Library Headquarters Grade Total number of staff Protestant Roman Catholic Non-Determined Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Chief Librarian 6 3 50.00 1 16.67 2 33.33 Assistant Chief Librarian Senior Librarian PO1–7 Librarian PO1 2–5 22 13 59.09 8 36.36 1 4.55 Librarian AP5 Assistant Librarian AP3/4 Senior Library Assistant (i) 76 41 53.95 30 39.47 5 6.58 Senior Library Assistant (ii) Library Assistant Administration/Technical 8 5 62.5 3 37.5 — —
(c) Library - Branches Grade Total number of staff Protestant Roman Catholic Non-Determined Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Librarian PO1 2–5 2 1 50.00 1 50.00 — — Librarian AP5/SO1 Assistant Librarian 14 5 35.72 8 57.14 1 7.14 Senior Library Assistant II 18 6 33.33 9 50.00 3 16.67 Library Assistant 54 29 53.70 21 38.89 4 7.41
(D)School-Based Staff Grade Total number of staff Protestant Roman Catholic Non-Determined Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. AECP and T; includes nursery assistant clerical and technical grades 470 196 41.70 232 49.36 42 8.94 A and G staff, IE 1,552 634 40.85 755 48.65 163 10.50 Caretakers/cleaners Security posts Porter School meals 616 268 43.51 302 49.02 46 7.47
(E) Further education (non-teaching) Grade Total number of staff Protestant Roman Catholic Non-Determined Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Ancillary (eg cleaners, porters, tradesmen etc) 144 103 71.53 29 20.14 12 8.33 Administration/technical 166 92 55.42 64 38.56 10 6.02 Typist 50 28 56.00 16 32.00 6 12.00 Telephonist Receptionist Clerical
(F) Further Education (Teaching Permanent) Grade Total number of staff Protestant Roman Catholic Non-Determined Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Number Per cent. Lecturer 395 204 51.64 140 35.44 51 12.92 Senior Lecturer 150 89 59.33 46 30.67 15 10.00 Principal Lecturer 27 15 55.56 7 25.92 5 18.52 Head of School 18 11 61.11 5 27.78 2 11.11 Vice-Principal 4 2 50.00 — — 2 50.00 530W
2.Economically active population (aged 16 and over) in the Belfast travel-to-work area (Supplied by the Census Office, Department of Health and Social Services) 1981 Per cent. 1991 Per cent. Roman Catholic 18.05 24.80 Protestant and others1 63.78 60.00 Answered 'none'2 — 6.79 Did not answer religion question 18.17 8.41 1 A very small proportion of this category were members of non-Christian religions. 2 This was a new category introduced in the 1991 Census.
§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what are the percentages of the working population in Northern Ireland of Protestants and Roman Catholics and others derived from the 1981 and 1991 census returns.
§ Mr. HanleyThe information, in relation to the economically active population aged 16 and over, is as follows:
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1981 per cent. 1991 per cent. Roman Catholic 25.70 35.00 Protestant and Others1 56.28 53.02 Answered "None"2 — 4.69 Did not answer religion question 18.02 7.29
1 A very small proportion of this category represented members of non-Christian religions. 2 This was a new category introduced in the 1991 Census.