1669. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of staff, whole-time equivalents employed in each agency or regulatory body under his Department’s remit who were considered to be public service personnel in June 2016 and in June 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63448/26]

My Department was established in its current configuration of the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport on 01 June 2025. The staffing numbers and whole-time equivalents for non-commercial and regulatory bodies under the aegis of my Department at end June 2026 are set out in the table below:

*The National Concert Hall staffing numbers include numbers for casual employees (headcount: 231; FTE: 36.69).