532. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget and number of staff working in his Department in each of the years 2014 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51573/19]

The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below.

Budget and Number of Employees in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

*number of employees refer to the Department headcount on 31 December each year with the exception of 2019 which is headcount on 30 November.