Vol. 468 No. 2
105 Mr. Aylward asked the Minister for the Environment the plans, if any, he has to approve the appointment of additional staff to operate the issuing of taxi licences in view of the increased demand for such licences in the Kilkenny area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14837/96]
The allocation of staff to the various local authority service areas, and the creation of additional posts, where considered necessary, taking account of local needs and priorities, is a matter for the local authorities concerned in the first instance. Under a major relaxation of controls in the staffing area which was introduced in March of this year, local authorities are generally free, within broad parameters, to decide their own staffing levels.
