Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 2 Apr 1996

Vol. 463 No. 6

Written Answers. - Staffing of State Bodies.

Mary O'Rourke

Question:

153 Mrs. O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment the name, location and number of staff employed in each agency, organisation or body under the aegis of his Department which has a responsibility in relation to job creation including tourism, enterprise promotion, community, rural or urban development and EU initiatives including disbursement of grant aid. [6942/96]

Minister for the Environment (Mr. Howlin)

While a number of bodies, including local authorities, under the aegis of my Department provide a range of environmental, infrastructural and other services which have a high employment content or are crucial for job creation elsewhere in the economy, none of these bodies has been established for the specific purpose of job creation.