My Department gathers quarterly data on staff numbers in local authorities. Staffing numbers for the local authority sector are available on the Public Service Numbers databank which is hosted and maintained by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and is available at the following link:
http://databank.per.gov.ie/Public_Service_Numbers.aspx?rep=LA
The information sought is available broken down on a quarterly basis. The staffing levels for the end of Quarter 2, 2019 are currently being collated and will then be published on the databank.