The Register of Public Sector Bodies in Ireland 2024 - Provisional, provides the basis for the preparation of Government Finance Statistics (GFS) and Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) reporting for Ireland. The Register lists all the organisations in the State which are classified as “general government” bodies for the purposes of national and government accounts. It also lists organisations which, while under public control, are not part of the general government sector but are part of the public sector. The distinction between the general government and public sectors is explained in the Public Sector paragraph below.
The Register has been updated since it was last published in October 2024 with results from the survey of central government in January 2025. There have been no updates to local authority data since October 2024. See the Background Notes for further information including an outline of the methodology for statistical classifications decisions.
Previous publications of the Register can be seen on the CSO Website.
The public sector in Ireland comprises general government and all corporations (financial or non-financial) which are under public control.
The general government sector (S.13) is made up of central government (S.1311), local government (S.1313) and social security funds (S.1314). It is the set of all bodies which are institutional units, controlled by government and are non-market. The Background Notes outline the criteria and the statistical classification decision making process.
Figure 1.1 below illustrates the breakdown of the public sector comprising 891 public sector bodies.
Public Corporations in the non-financial (S.11) or financial (S.12) sectors are defined as public when controlled by government.
Public corporations who do not cover at least 50% of their operational costs from their own sources of income are classified in the general government sector as they are deemed non-commercial. These public corporations (356) are in Figure 1.1 under non-commercial agencies.
Public corporations who cover at least 50% of their operational costs from their own sources of income are classified in the commercial public corporations sector as they are deemed commercial. These corporations (366) are in Figure 1.1 under the commercial non-financial corporations and commercial financial corporations.
A complete list of the Register is available on the Register of Public Sector Bodies 2024 - Provisional Table 1.1 (XLS 52KB) .
A CSV file is also available on the Register of Public Sector Bodies 2024 - Provisional Table 1.1 csv file .
The next chapters outline General Government, Central Government, Local Government, Social Security Funds and Public Corporations.
Figure 1.1 Breakdown of Public Sector
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