NACE division 84. 300 active Irish companies, 34 registered in the last 12 months.
Active companies
300
Public administration and defence: 300
Median filing delay
251 days
Ireland: 273 days
Annual returns overdue
13.0%
Ireland: 11.5%
Foreign parent
0
of 1 with an LEI
Sector economy
Official statistics for public administration: business surveys (European Commission) and the CSO. A tag shows when the CSO only publishes the figure for a wider group.
People employed
150,200
+2.7% on a year · 2026 Q2
Average weekly earnings
€1,223
+3.2% on a year · Ireland €1,047
Job vacancy rate
3.9%
Ireland 1.3% · 2026 Q2 Public administration and defence
Every measure we compute for public administration, ranked against the other activities (1st = highest value). Hover a card for the definition. Compare in the sector explorer.
Companies: CRO open data, by the NACE code each company declares. Sector economy: see sources above.
CRO records an activity code (NACE) for 64.0% of active companies (99.2% of those under 5 years old, 99.5% of those 5 to 10 years old, 12.0% of those over 10 years old), so company counts by sector cover the coded companies, which skew young.