Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 98: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons currently employed in banking and financial services here in 2009, 2010 and to date in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21729/11]

Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Central Bank that it does not keep statistics on employee numbers in the banking and financial services under their regulation. However based on information from Central Statistics Office who keep data on the labour market including the financial sector, in 2009, 108,700 people were employed in 'financial, insurance and real estate activities', and in 2010, that number was 103,200. There are no 2011 figures available at present.