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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 26 Jan 2000

Vol. 513 No. 1

Written Answers. - Local Authority Staffing.

Theresa Ahearn

Question:

579 Mrs. T. Ahearn asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government the number employed by each local authority, county councils, corporations and urban councils; the numbers in each case employed in permanent, part-time, temporary and contract capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1958/00]

The information requested is set out in the following table which shows the position as at 31 December 1998, the latest date for which figures are available.

Staffing Returns by Local Authority – 1998

County Council

Permanent FT

Permanent PT

Temp Staff

Contract Staff

Total

Carlow

164

61

11

0

236

Cavan

306

92

4

3

405

Clare

536

169

15

2

722

Cork

1,604

534

48

22

2,208

Donegal

611

182

57

13

873

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown

1,192

10

12

22

1,236

Fingal

1,071

86

18

14

1,189

Galway

639

301

24

11

975

Kerry

658

177

37

5

875

Kildare

533

221

97

20

871

Kilkenny

354

186

29

1

570

Laois

255

91

21

9

376

Leitrim

233

70

20

0

323

Limerick

570

215

27

18

830

Longford

168

48

1

0

217

Louth

206

50

12

0

268

Mayo

652

287

2

0

941

Meath

371

74

49

0

494

Monaghan

235

56

9

3

303

Offaly

252

86

20

2

360

Roscommon

384

137

11

10

542

Sligo

309

51

19

5

384

South Dublin

1,071

124

21

6

1,222

Tipperary N.R.

316

105

19

0

440

Tipperary S.R.

421

59

16

1

497

Waterford

352

92

20

0

464

Westmeath

298

50

24

7

379

Wexford

465

83

25

6

579

Wicklow

437

97

30

9

573

Total

14,581

3,794

706

189

19,350

County Borough Corporation

Permanent FT

Permanent PT

Temp Staff

Contract Staff

Total

Cork

1,282

109

56

16

1,463

Dublin

5,685

372

229

0

6,286

Galway

299

25

9

6

339

Limerick

494

52

7

4

557

Waterford

280

17

7

9

313

Total

8,040

575

308

35

8,958

Borough Corporation

Permanent FT

Permanent PT

Temp Staff

Contract Staff

Total

Clonmel

65

11

4

0

80

Drogheda

146

32

0

0

178

Kilkenny

92

2

4

0

98

Sligo

84

10

5

1

100

Wexford

74

12

5

10

101

Total

461

67

18

11

557

Urban District Council

Permanent FT

Permanent PT

Temp Staff

Contract Staff

Total

Arklow

35.5

3

0

0

38.5

Athlone

53

17

1

0

71

Athy

22

1

0

0

23

Ballina

41

0

4

0

45

Ballinasloe

24

21

1

0

46

Birr

21

0

0

0

21

Bray

86

0

2

2

90

Buncrana

17

1

0

0

18

Bundoran

10

1

2

0

13

Carlow

50

12

3

0

65

Carrick-on-Suir

24

2

0

0

26

Carrickmacross

16

0

0

0

16

Urban District Council

Permanent FT

Permanent PT

Temp Staff

Contract Staff

Total

Cashel

14

0

0

0

14

Castlebar

33

1

0

0

34

Castleblaney

12

1

0

0

13

Cavan

18

0

0

0

18

Clonakilty

10

1

0

0

11

Clones

12

1

0

0

13

Cobh

18

2

0

0

20

Dundalk

129

22

1

0

152

Dungarvan

32

5

0

0

37

Ennis

52

5

6

0

63

Enniscorthy

25

4

0

0

29

Fermoy

28

3

0

0

31

Kells

9

0

0

0

9

Killarney

41

3

3

0

47

Kilrush

5

2

2

0

9

Kinsale

10

0

0

0

10

Letterkenny

33

9

0

0

42

Listowel

19

0

0

0

22

Longford

30

3

1

0

34

Macroom

12

3

0

0

15

Mallow

36

14

0

0

50

Midleton

16

2

0

0

18

Monaghan

38

20

1

0

59

Naas

31

2

0

0

33

Navan

22

5

2

0

29

Nenagh

21

9

0

0

30

New Ross

17

2

0

0

19

Skibereen

10

0

0

0

10

Templemore

8

3

1

0

12

Thurles

18

4

1

0

23

Tipperary

27

0

0

0

27

Tralee

114

4

2

0

120

Trim

9

3

0

0

12

Tullamore

45

1

0

0

46

Westport

32

1

0

0

33

Wicklow

28

1

0

0

29

Youghal

21

5

1

0

28

Total

1,434.5

203

34

2

1,673.5

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