Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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422. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of persons employed by his Department; and the collective total salary received by employees of his Department. [24436/21]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department employs both civil servants and civilian employees. Civilian employees are employed to directly support the operational capability of the Defence Forces and work in military installations.

As of 31 December 2020, there were 374 civil servants employed in my Department, or 360.18 Whole Time Equivalents (WTE), taking account of those availing of family friendly policies and reduced attendance schemes, with an associated total expenditure for the year of €19.691m. There were 455 civilian employees employed by my Department, equivalent to 446.42 WTE, with an expenditure of €19.868m.

These expenditure figures are inclusive of all salaries, allowances, overtime and employer PRSI.