Written answers
Thursday, 8 October 2015
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Public Sector Staff Data
Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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67. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of public servants at the end of each year from 2007 to 2014; at the current time by Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35061/15]
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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Information on public service numbers is freely available on my Department's databank website- for as far back as 1980.
The full-time equivalent number of public servants at the end of each year from 2007 to 2014 is set out in the following table.
| # | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 312,131 | 320,387 | 310,747 | 305,967 | 297,327 | 290,862 | 288,217 | 289,643 |
| Department | |
|---|---|
| Agriculture, Food & the Marine | 4,411 |
| Arts,Heritage & the Gaeltacht | 1,542 |
| Children & Youth Affairs | 3,817 |
| Communications, Energy & Natural Resources | 1,099 |
| Defence | 9,886 |
| Education & Skills | 96,220 |
| Environment, Community and Local Government | 28,493 |
| Finance | 6,226 |
| Foreign Affairs & Trade | 1,541 |
| Health | 103,218 |
| Jobs, Enterprise & Innovation | 2,188 |
| Justice & Equality | 22,025 |
| Public Expenditure & Reform | 2,986 |
| Social Protection | 6,735 |
| Taoiseach | 1,956 |
| Transport, Tourism & Sport | 1,467 |
| Total* | 293,811 |
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