Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 July 2016
506. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of staff who entered the Civil Service post 1 January 2011 in his Department and by year of entry to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22076/16]
View answerAccording to data held centrally by my Department, which draw on HR information provided by each Government Department, the overall number of civil servants, by headcount, with less than 1 year's service on 31 December, 2011-2015 was:
|
Year |
Headcount |
|
2011 |
603 |
|
2012 |
773 |
|
2013 |
748 |
|
2014 |
1,243 |
|
2015 |
1,782 |
The above is further broken down by Vote Group is as follows:
|
Department |
2011 |
2012 |
2013
|
2014 |
2015 |
|
Agriculture, Food & the Marine |
28
|
24
|
49
|
45
|
76
|
|
Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht |
6
|
5
|
4
|
19
|
19 |
|
Children & Youth Affairs |
1
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
12
|
|
Communications, Energy & Natural Resources |
8
|
4
|
3
|
8
|
18
|
|
Defence |
4
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
|
Education & Skills |
28
|
27
|
22
|
20
|
80
|
|
Environment, Community & Local Government |
9
|
15
|
3
|
12
|
15
|
|
Finance |
11
|
77
|
166
|
148
|
369
|
|
Foreign Affairs & Trade |
14
|
32
|
14
|
27
|
46
|
|
Health |
6
|
10
|
7
|
16
|
15
|
|
Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation |
14
|
6
|
3
|
53
|
17
|
|
Justice & Equality |
260
|
257
|
227
|
285
|
350
|
|
Public Expenditure & Reform |
22
|
53
|
78
|
224
|
284
|
|
Social Protection |
115
|
181
|
118
|
281
|
235
|
|
Taoiseach |
62
|
67
|
46
|
84
|
221
|
|
Transport, Tourism & Sport |
15
|
6
|
2
|
15
|
19
|
|
Total |
603
|
773
|
748
|
1,243
|
1,782
|
My Department will email the Deputy separately a more detailed breakdown of the above figures - including information on entry into civil service bodies.
