The data requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of persons working in the civil and public service in each of the years 2008 to end Quarter 3 2013 is available at http://databank.per.gov.ie/. The numbers in respect of Quarter 4 2013 are currently being compiled and will be available on the databank in early February.
The overall numbers target for 2014 is 287,000. A breakdown by Vote is provided in Table 6 -Public Service Staff Numbers (Whole Time Equivalents) - of the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2014 which can be found on my Department's website at http://per.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/REV-2014.pdf.
The number of Public Servants has fallen by some 30,000 since 2008, a structural downsizing of almost 10 percent.