Maurice Quinlivan
Question:125. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons employed in the public sector. [52000/19]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 December 2019
125. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons employed in the public sector. [52000/19]
View answerAccording to the most recent quarterly returns available, there were 337,720* public servants employed on a full-time equivalent basis in the public sector as of end-September 2019.
Civil Servants |
41,032 |
Civil Service Industrials |
1,509 |
Defence Sector |
9,100 |
Education Sector |
108,849 |
Health Sector |
119,126 |
Justice Sector |
14,554 |
Local Authorities |
29,353 |
Non-Commercial State Agencies |
14,197 |
* All figures rounded to nearest whole number.