asked the Minister for the Public Service the proportion of the Irish work force employed by the Government and State bodies in 1960, 1970, 1980 and 1982.
Written Answers. - Public Sector Employees.
421.
The information sought by the Deputy is set out in tabular form below. The latest available information for the public sector work force relates to 1981.
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Public sector work force (1) expressed as a percentage of total workforce. |
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1981 |
26.2%(2) |
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1980 |
25.5% |
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1970 |
19.7% |
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1960 |
16.5% |
Notes
(1) The public sector work force includes civil servants, teachers, members of the Defence Forces, Garda Síochána and employees of local authorities, health boards, voluntary hospitals, higher education institutions and State-sponsored bodies.
(2) This is based on the latest available figure for those at work, i.e. 1,163,000 in 1980 and the 1981 public sector work force figure of 305,000.