Our View: Time for education minister to look at rising numbers of teachers

The number of public sector workers increased by 300 (0.6 per cent) last month, compared to July 2025, taking the total number of people employed to 53,747, according to the latest figures released by the Statistics Service. For the first seven months of this year the overall increase was just 0.3 per cent compared to the corresponding period of last year.

On a more positive note, there were 230 fewer people employed in the civil service, which was a one per cent reduction. Permanent staff...