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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 20 Oct 1998

Vol. 495 No. 4

Written Answers. - Local Authority Staff.

Emmet Stagg

Question:

272 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the personnel available in each local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20392/98]

I presume the Deputy is referring to the number of persons employed by each local authority. Based on returns supplied to my Department, the number of persons employed by each local authority at 31 December 1997 is set out in the following table.

County Councils

1997

Carlow

237

Cavan

413

Clare

723

Cork

2,098

Donegal

871

Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown

1,217

Fingal

1,166.5

Galway

937

Kerry

907

Kildare

700

Kilkenny

574

Laois

361

Leitrim

275

Limerick

795

Longford

213

Louth

277

Mayo

885

Meath

472

Monaghan

297

Offaly

341

Roscommon

535

Sligo

363

South Dublin County Council

1,226

Tipperary NR

459

Tipperary SR

468

Waterford

448

Westmeath

337

Wexford

568

Wicklow

577

County Borough Corporations

Cork

1,342

Dublin

6,280

Galway

308

Limerick

577

Waterford

308

Borough Corporations

Clonmel

89

Drogheda

194

Kilkenny

98

Sligo

120

Wexford

96

Urban District Councils

Arklow

43

Athlone

71

Athy

22

Ballina

40

Ballinasloe

44

Birr

21

Bray

102

Buncrana

18

Bundoran

18

Carlow

54

Carrickmacross

15

Carrick-on-Suir

29

Cashel

13

Castlebar

32

Castleblayney

13

County Councils

1997

Cavan

20

Kells

11

Clonakilty

11

Clones

12

Cobh

21

Dundalk

200

Dungarvan

42

Ennis

62

Enniscorthy

31

Fermoy

41

Killarney

45

Kilrush

10

Kinsale

9

Letterkenny

36

Listowel

24

Longford

31

Macroom

14

Mallow

40

Midleton

17

Monaghan

43

Naas

34

Navan

25

Nenagh

32

New Ross

32

Skibbereen

9

Templemore

9

Thurles

35

Tipperary

28

Tralee

111

Trim

14

Tullamore

47

Westport

31

Wicklow

31

Youghal

11

All Other Local Authorities (i.e. Town Commissioners, Joint Drainage Committees, Joint Burial Boards, Joint Library Committees)

123

Note: The above figures include all persons in officer and non-officer grades whole-time and part-time, permanent and temporary.
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