Written answers
Wednesday, 11 December 2019
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
Public Sector Staff Data
Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein)
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125. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of persons employed in the public sector. [52000/19]
Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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According to the most recent quarterly returns available, there were 337,720* public servants employed on a full-time equivalent basis in the public sector as of end-September 2019.
| Civil Servants | 41,032 |
|---|---|
| Civil Service Industrials | 1,509 |
| Defence Sector | 9,100 |
| Education Sector | 108,849 |
| Health Sector | 119,126 |
| Justice Sector | 14,554 |
| Local Authorities | 29,353 |
| Non-Commercial State Agencies | 14,197 |
*All figures rounded to nearest whole number.
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