67. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked 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]

Information on public service numbers is freely available on my Department's databank website - http://databank.per.gov.ie/ - 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.

The  current number of full-time equivalent public servants is just over 293,800 (i.e. numbers serving at end Q2 2015).  A breakdown by Government Department area is set out in the following table.

*Rounding may affect totals