Written answers
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Department of Justice, Equality and Defence
Public Sector Staff
9:00 pm
Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 194: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the overall number of persons currently employed in the civil and public service; and if he will provide a breakdown using appropriate overall headings. [26342/11]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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The public service numbers as reported to my Department for end June 2011 are set out in the table.
| Public Service Serving Numbers for End June 2011 | |
| Functional Classification | Whole Time Equivalent |
| Civil Service* | 37,204 |
| Defence Sector | 10,325 |
| Education Sector | 92,815 |
| Health Sector | 105,253 |
| Justice Sector | 14,567 |
| Local Authorities | 30,728 |
| Non Commercial State Agencies | 11,880 |
| TOTAL | 302,772 |
| *Includes Civil Servants who work for the Oireachtas, which is directly funded by the Central Fund. | |
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