975. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation 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. [63458/26]

The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table below:

*Please note that the staffing complement for the Office of the Ombudsman also includes staffing for the following independent Offices:

Office of the Information Commissioner.

Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Information.

Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner.

Standards in Public Office Commission.

Office of the Commission for Public Service Appointments.

The Office of the Protected Disclosures Commissioner was established on 1 January, 2023. The staffing complement, therefore, for 2016 would not have included this Office.

** The NSSO was established as a separate organisation on 1 January, 2018.