Public Sector

The Civil Service is engaged in a wide range of activities, and employs over 30,000 people in over thirty different departments/Offices, many of whom are graduates.

The principle aims of the public sector are to implement government policy and provide services to the public, such as education, transport, health and emergency services, pensions or even fraud investigation. Career opportunities in the Civil Service are extremely diverse, It may include working with the government to create and implement new policies and services, dealing directly with the public or even providing market research.

The scope of the potential responsibilities of an Irish Civil Servant would undoubtedly appeal to graduates. Irish Civil Servants can be asked to visit and work in embassies and consulates throughout the world and help to represent Ireland's viewpoints abroad. Many Civil Servants are asked to travel to the European Parliament in Brussels to represent the Irish government on various subjects.