Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 October 2019
94. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the public sector pay bill in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of full-time civil and public servants employed; and the whole-time equivalent employed for each of the above years. [39449/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe gross pay bill for the public sector for each of the years 2016 to 2018 is as follows:
2016 - €15.6 billion
2017 - €16.5 billion
2018 - €17.7 billion
The gross pay bill to end – August 2019 is €12.4 billion with an estimated cost for the whole of 2019 of €18.7 billion.
The number of whole time equivalent civil and public servants employed for each of the years 2016 to 2018 is as follows.
Civil Servants
Q4 2016 – 37,147
Q4 2017 – 38,553
Q4 2018 – 39,992
Public Servants
Q4 2016 – 309,751
Q4 2017 – 320,758
Q4 2018 – 330,576
A year-by-year breakdown of both the public sector pay bill and the number of civil and public servants is available on the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform’s Databank, accessible on http://databank.per.gov.ie/.
