Written answers

Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform

Public Sector Staff Data

Photo of Eoghan MurphyEoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)
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330. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total number of persons employed by the State as of 31 December 2013, broken down by civil servants, local authorities, State body, semi-State body, State agency, quasi autonomous non-Governmental organisation, executive and defence forces. [8330/14]

Photo of Brendan HowlinBrendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Information on the number of public servants is collected and collated on a quarterly basis and in accordance with the categorisation outlined in the table.  The total number employed by the State in each of the following categories as of 31 December 2013 - and expressed in terms of whole-time equivalents (WTEs) - is set out in the table below.  Further data, including previous quarters, is available on the my Department's Databank website ( ).

Civil Service35,680
Defence Sector9,797
Education Sector91,590
Health Sector99,959
Justice Sector13,020
Local Authorities27,544
NCSA10,190
Total287,780

This does not include staff who work in the Oireachtas Commission (437) which is directly funded by the Central Fund and who are outside of the Employment Control Framework

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