asked the Minister for the Public Service the total number of employees (a) in the public sector; (b) paying full PRSI rates in the public sector; (c) in the civil service and (d) in the civil service paying PRSI rates.
Written Answers . - Public Service PRSI Contributors .
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: On the basis of the most recent data available the numbers sought by the Deputy are approximately as follows: (a) 310,000; (b) 150,000; (c) 66,000 (including industrial civil servants); (d) 50,000 on modified PRSI rates, 16,000 on full PRSI rates.