Micheál Carrigy
Question:372. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of civil and public servants employed by his Department in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [33958/26]
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My Department employs both permanent and temporary civil servants located in offices across the State. The table below outlines the numbers of full-time equivalent (FTE) civil servants employed by the Department in each of the past ten years.
|
Year Ended |
Total FTE Civil Servants |
|
Dec-16 |
6,416.37 |
|
Dec-17 |
6,347.12 |
|
Dec-18 |
6,346.29 |
|
Dec-19 |
6,044.83 |
|
Dec-20 |
6,402.26 |
|
Dec-21 |
6,435.33 |
|
Dec-22 |
6,628.08 |
|
Dec-23 |
6,801.48 |
|
Dec-24 |
7,037.42 |
|
Dec-25 |
6,961.08 |