Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 October 2015
67. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public servants at the end of each year from 2007 to 2014; at the current time by Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35061/15]
View answerInformation on public service numbers is freely available on my Department's databank website - http://databank.per.gov.ie/ - for as far back as 1980.
The full-time equivalent number of public servants at the end of each year from 2007 to 2014 is set out in the following table.
|
# |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
|
Total |
312,131 |
320,387 |
310,747 |
305,967 |
297,327 |
290,862 |
288,217 |
289,643 |
The current number of full-time equivalent public servants is just over 293,800 (i.e. numbers serving at end Q2 2015). A breakdown by Government Department area is set out in the following table.
|
Department |
|
|
Agriculture, Food & the Marine |
4,411 |
|
Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht |
1,542 |
|
Children & Youth Affairs |
3,817 |
|
Communications, Energy & Natural Resources |
1,099 |
|
Defence |
9,886 |
|
Education & Skills |
96,220 |
|
Environment, Community and Local Government |
28,493 |
|
Finance |
6,226 |
|
Foreign Affairs & Trade |
1,541 |
|
Health |
103,218 |
|
Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation |
2,188 |
|
Justice & Equality |
22,025 |
|
Public Expenditure & Reform |
2,986 |
|
Social Protection |
6,735 |
|
Taoiseach |
1,956 |
|
Transport, Tourism & Sport |
1,467 |
|
Total* |
293,811 |
*Rounding may affect totals
