Public Sector Staff Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 February 2013

Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Ceisteanna (365)

Mary Lou McDonald

Ceist:

365. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public sector workers as of the 31 January 2013. [8425/13]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

I can confirm that the latest available data shows that, measured on the basis of whole time equivalents (WTEs), there were just under 290,900 public sector workers at the end of 2012. The data on serving numbers is collected and tracked on a quarterly basis. The next update will show the position at end March 2013.

Historical data on public service numbers is available at (http://databank.per.gov.ie/) from 1994 to Quarter 4 2012.