The numbers of public servants employed on a Ministerial Vote Group basis and by functional classification for the period Q4 2008 to Q1 2011, as reported to the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform, is presented in the following tables. Information on the contractual arrangement in place across the public service is not reported to the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform and should be sought from the relevant Minster.
Table 1: Ministerial Vote Group
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2008
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2009
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2010
|
2011
|
|
Qtr4
|
Qtr4
|
Qtr4
|
Qtr1
|
Department
|
320,387
|
310,747
|
305,859
|
303,903
|
TAOISEACH GROUP (1)
|
2,191
|
2,070
|
1,999
|
1,975
|
FINANCE GROUP
|
10,142
|
9,291
|
9,107
|
9,059
|
JUSTICE GROUP (2)
|
25,915
|
24,901
|
23,956
|
24,061
|
ENVIRONMENT
|
37,230
|
34,093
|
32,729
|
32,443
|
EDUCATION GROUP (3)
|
97,215
|
95,473
|
97,682
|
97,471
|
COMMUNITY, EQUALITY & GAELTACHT AFFAIRS
|
810
|
797
|
1,023
|
1,011
|
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
|
1,544
|
1,565
|
1,522
|
1,498
|
COMMUNICATIONS ENERGY & NAT. RESOURCES
|
1,069
|
1,043
|
1,267
|
1,249
|
AGRICULTURE
|
6,402
|
5,780
|
5,478
|
5,438
|
TRANSPORT
|
1,139
|
1,092
|
1,055
|
1,025
|
HEALTH GROUP (4)
|
113,218
|
111,952
|
109,898
|
107,593
|
ENTERPRISE GROUP
|
5,551
|
5,094
|
2,982
|
2,900
|
TOURISM, CULTURE & SPORT
|
1,480
|
1,393
|
1,364
|
1,277
|
DEFENCE (5)
|
11,667
|
11,111
|
10,667
|
10,792
|
SOCIAL PROTECTION (4)
|
4,816
|
5,091
|
5,130
|
6,109
|
(1) This includes civil servants who work for the Houses of the Oireachtas, which is directly funded by the central fund.
(2) The increase in Q1 2011 relates to a group of staff not previously included.
(3) Academic Researchers funded from various private and public funding programmes are not included in numbers shown
(4) The full impact of 957 Community Welfare Officers moving from HSE to Department of Social Protection has been factored into the Q1 2011 numbers
(5) The increase in Q1 2011 relates to an intake of recruits.
Table 2 Functional Classification
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2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
|
Qtr4
|
Qtr4
|
Qtr4
|
Qtr1
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Civil Service
|
37,421
|
35,670
|
34,825
|
35,587
|
Defence Sector
|
11,265
|
10,736
|
10,313
|
10,445
|
Education Sector
|
95,024
|
93,366
|
93,827
|
93,607
|
Health Sector
|
111,025
|
109,753
|
107,972
|
105,664
|
Industrial CS
|
1,892
|
1,687
|
1,614
|
1,622
|
Justice Sector
|
15,692
|
15,117
|
14,614
|
14,686
|
Local Authorities
|
35,008
|
32,044
|
30,703
|
30,416
|
NCSA
|
13,060
|
12,375
|
11,992
|
11,876
|
Total
|
320,387
|
310,747
|
305,859
|
303,903
|