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State spending on defence totalled €895 million for 2016.
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914:Education in the Republic of Ireland
778:The Civil Service of the Government
24:Politics of the Republic of Ireland
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1266:"List of Government Departments"
1214:2010 Civil Service salary scales
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965:Health Service Executive: 67,145
834:non-commercial semi-state bodies
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575:Ireland–United Kingdom relations
31:
822:Director of Public Prosecutions
814:Comptroller and Auditor General
768:Civil Service of the Government
625:Ireland–United States relations
795:The Civil Service of the State
633:Politics of the European Union
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1029:Non-commercial state agencies
1018:Non-commercial state agencies
615:Ireland–New Zealand relations
516:Department of Foreign Affairs
1097: Local Authorities (9%)
580:Politics of Northern Ireland
1204:Public Appointments Service
971:Voluntary Hospitals: 23,825
785:Department of the Taoiseach
610:Australia–Ireland relations
595:Brexit and the Irish border
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764:Civil Service of Ireland
620:Canada–Ireland relations
485:Administrative geography
1323:"Local Authority Trend"
926:Primary schools: 44,595
90:Presidential Commission
1057:Public service numbers
810:Office of Public Works
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540:Diplomatic missions of
301:Special Criminal Court
1192:Government of Ireland
1079: Education (32%)
802:Revenue Commissioners
600:British–Irish Council
585:Good Friday Agreement
929:Post-Primary: 34,470
897:Naval Service: 1,084
876:Irish Defence Forces
866:Irish Defence Forces
791:in other countries.
362:Electoral Commission
142:Departments of State
1037:Bord Iascaigh Mhara
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1085: Health (35%)
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78:Michael D. Higgins
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