The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the attached tabular statement.
Staffing in the Department of Education and Skills – 2014 to date
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End 2014
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End 2015
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End 2016
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End 2017
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End 2018
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To date - 2019
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Staffing Numbers (*FTE)
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1185
|
1205
|
1242
|
1319
|
1372
|
1427
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**Payroll
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Outturn
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Outturn
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Outturn
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Outturn
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Outturn
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Outturn
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€
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€71.2 m
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€71.8 m
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€71.6 m
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€75.3 m
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€79.6 m
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***€78.5 m
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*Full Time Equivalent
**Please note that the payroll figures include the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS), overtime, salary scale increases in the form of increments and some pay restoration under the Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA).
*** Figure is up to and including November but has not yet been audited.