The table below sets out the total number of public service employees, in full time equivalent terms, including Local Authorities and Oireachtas staff, in each of the years from 2006 to 2022. This data, which was notified to my Department by the relevant organisations, is publicly available on the Department's website at databank.per.gov.ie/Public_Service_Numbers.aspx.
Year
|
Total Public Service Employees (FTE)
|
2006
|
304,512
|
2007
|
313,037
|
2008
|
325,117
|
2009
|
315,059
|
2010
|
310,201
|
2011
|
301,572
|
2012
|
294,608
|
2013
|
291,838
|
2014
|
293,346
|
2015
|
301,589
|
2016
|
309,751
|
2017
|
320,758
|
2018
|
330,576
|
2019
|
339,258
|
2020
|
350,454
|
2021
|
365,893
|
2022
|
376,216
|