asked the Minister for Finance the numbers employed in the public sector from 1980 to date.
Written Answers. - Public Sector Employee Statistics.
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The information sought by the Deputy, in respect of 1 January for each of the years in question, is set out below. Figures for part-time employees have been converted to whole-time equivalents: 1980, 294,500; 1981, 307,300; 1982, 311,200; 1983, 308,900; 1984, 304,400; 1985, 301,300; 1986, 299,800; 1987, 294,200; 1988, 285,600.