Written answers
Thursday, 25 September 2008
Department of Finance
Departmental Staff
5:00 pm
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 51: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of staff, or whole-time equivalents, in the civil and public service for each year since 2000, including the latest figure for 2008, broken down by Department; the annual increase or decrease in the number of civil and public servants or whole time equivalents for each year since 2000, including a forecast for 2008, broken down by Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31353/08]
Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The tables below set out the information sought by the Deputy for the Civil Service, the Public Service and the Local Authorities, to the extent it is currently available. The end-December figures for both 2007 and 2008 set out in Table A below reflect the projected position as at Budget day in December 2007. Table B sets out the split by Government Department/Office for the Civil Servant numbers up for December each year from 2000 to 2007 and for end-June 2008.
| Table A: Public Service Numbers | ||||||||||
| Public Service Numbers (by area) 2000-2008 (at 31 December each year) | ||||||||||
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007(2) | 2008(2) | 2008 increase over 2000 | |
| Health | 81,513 | 92,996 | 95,679 | 95,800 | 98,723 | 101,978 | 106,273 | 112,500 | 113,140 | 38.8% |
| Education | 67,845 | 73,295 | 75,720 | 76,989 | 79,881 | 83,435 | 89,263 | 92,480 | 93,940 | 38.5% |
| Justice | 12,228 | 12,460 | 12,642 | 12,773 | 13,373 | 13,392 | 14,109 | 14,874 | 15,414 | 26.1% |
| Defence | 12,211 | 11,808 | 11,650 | 11,559 | 11,455 | 11,320 | 11,330 | 11,328 | 11,324 | -7.3% |
| Civil Service | 34,068 | 36,092 | 37,796 | 37,276 | 36,867 | 36,533 | 37,156 | 38,572 | 38,972 | 14.4% |
| NCSSBs | 10,388 | 11,086 | 11,612 | 11,367 | 11,095 | 11,404 | 11,700 | 12,175 | 12,726 | 22.5% |
| Local Authorities(1) | 29,090 | 32,062 | 34,175 | 33,845 | 33,394 | 34,067 | 34,681 | 34,926 | 35,526 | 22.1% |
| Public Service | 247,343 | 269,799 | 279,274 | 279,609 | 284,788 | 292,129 | 304,512 | 316,855 | 321,042 | 29.8% |
| Year-on-year percentage increase | ||||||||||
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | ||
| Health | 11.9 | 14.1 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 0.6 | |
| Education | 2.9 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 1.6 | |
| Justice | 0.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 0.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 3.6 | |
| Defence | -1.0 | -3.3 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -0.9 | -1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Civil Service | 4.1 | 5.9 | 4.7 | -1.4 | -1.1 | -0.9 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.0 | |
| NCSSBs | 7.9 | 6.7 | 4.7 | -2.3 | -2.4 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 | |
| Local Authorities(1) | 6.2 | 10.2 | 6.6 | -1.0 | -1.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 | |
| Public Service | 6.1 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 1.3 | |
| (1) Local authority numbers are not included in the paybill. | ||||||||||
| (2) Projected figures. |
| Table B: Civil Service Numbers by Department/Office | |||||||||
| Department/Office — serving non industrial civil servants | Dec 2000 | Dec 2001 | Dec 2002 | Dec 2003 | Dec 2004 | Dec 2005 | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | June 2008 |
| Agriculture, Fisheries & Food | 4,174 | 4,452 | 4,449 | 4,419 | 4,540 | 4,442 | 4,181 | 4,274 | 4,274 |
| Arts, Sport & Tourism | 114 | 109 | 463 | 438 | 416 | 166 | 170 | 178 | 176 |
| Attorney General | 81 | 97 | 119 | 119 | 123 | 117 | 118 | 132 | 132 |
| Central Statistics Office | 642 | 654 | 754 | 689 | 682 | 776 | 878 | 792 | 780 |
| Chief State Solicitor | 200 | 241 | 211 | 225 | 220 | 230 | 234 | 238 | 249 |
| Public Appointments Service | 173 | 193 | 175 | 153 | 147 | 140 | 145 | 147 | 151 |
| Commission For Public Service Appointments | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||
| Communications, Energy & Nat. Resources | 431 | 457 | 718 | 734 | 676 | 658 | 512 | 339 | 308 |
| Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs | 752 | 858 | 238 | 254 | 244 | 248 | 263 | 269 | 280 |
| Comptroller & Auditor General | 132 | 117 | 152 | 158 | 160 | 162 | 151 | 160 | 160 |
| Courts Service | 925 | 1,011 | 1,034 | 1,030 | 1,018 | 1,026 | 1,046 | 1,042 | 1,072 |
| Defence | 423 | 427 | 423 | 416 | 412 | 393 | 389 | 405 | 419 |
| Director Of Public Prosecutions | 39 | 61 | 165 | 167 | 171 | 169 | 174 | 193 | 198 |
| Education & Science | 1,105 | 1,181 | 1,408 | 1,553 | 1,547 | 1,613 | 1,662 | 1,661 | 1,771 |
| Enterprise, Trade & Employment | 958 | 1,009 | 1,082 | 1,023 | 1,029 | 973 | 966 | 1,036 | 1,059 |
| Environment, Heritage & Local Government | 860 | 910 | 1,353 | 1,364 | 1,259 | 1,256 | 1,261 | 1,302 | 1,245 |
| Finance | 572 | 628 | 623 | 601 | 587 | 587 | 622 | 629 | 615 |
| Foreign Affairs | 1,086 | 1,210 | 1,373 | 1,484 | 1,428 | 1,409 | 1,500 | 1,550 | 1,643 |
| Health & Children | 484 | 565 | 659 | 649 | 623 | 636 | 622 | 590 | 526 |
| Justice, Equality & Law Reform | 2,873 | 3,198 | 3,905 | 3,786 | 3,694 | 3,731 | 3,943 | 4,511 | 5,403 |
| National Gallery | 17 | 17 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 33 | 55 | 58 |
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