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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 24 Jun 2003

Vol. 569 No. 3

Written Answers. - Local Authority Staff.

Dan Neville

Question:

405 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for the Environment Heritage and Local Government the total number of employees in each county and city council for the month of June for 1998 to 2003 inclusive. [17599/03]

The total numbers of employees, expressed in whole time equivalents, returned for each county and city council at 31 December of each year from 1998 to 2001 are set out in the attached table. Information relating to December 2002 is currently being collected from the local authorities and it is proposed to put in place more frequent monitoring arrangements during 2003.

Staffing Nos. (WTE*)

1998

1999

2000

2001

County Councils

Carlow

248.90

270.40

272.00

311.25

Cavan

340.12

346.12

352.62

527.83

Clare

697.10

718.30

791.00

874.20

Cork

2,003.72

2,152.91

2,131.90

2,477.89

Donegal

769.86

846.15

879.63

578.35

Dún Laoghaire Rathdown

1,246.50

1,142.50

1,226.00

1,147.50

Fingal

1,120.82

1,152.78

1,273.89

1,363.89

Galway

753.63

754.76

847.39

1,029.20

Kerry

912.27

994.50

1,172.50

1,214.88

Kildare

734.79

633.15

752.65

847.85

Kilkenny

506.00

555.50

517.00

614.00

Laois

314.50

313.00

382.50

371.00

Leitrim

251.00

240.00

251.00

282.00

Limerick

650.00

662.00

712.50

862.00

Longford

212.36

232.94

242.05

283.03

Louth

524.86

621.97

614.19

627.10

Mayo

914.38

1,013.28

1,038.20

1,098.10

Meath

479.58

488.08

602.00

737.90

Monaghan

353.83

360.13

365.18

352.07

Offaly

356.88

375.91

395.76

416.20

Roscommon

421.70

434.70

460.00

576.00

Sligo

443.00

452.25

473.35

539.60

South Dublin

1,141.50

1,138.00

1,209.30

1,255.00

Tipperary (NR)

427.12

437.98

486.00

366.35

Tipperary (SR)

592.13

591.63

612.00

635.30

Waterford

417.03

444.03

477.50

459.00

Westmeath

402.94

425.94

438.00

452.50

Wexford

647.74

655.09

703.28

712.03

Wicklow

624.60

637.02

632.58

643.95

City Councils

Cork

1,378.00

1,290.00

1,300.00

1,337.00

Dublin

6,100.00

6,296.50

6,113.00

6,447.00

Galway

322.00

344.50

522.50

408.00

Limerick

522.00

549.00

526.00

609.50

Waterford

300.42

285.34

307.64

319.00

Total

27,146.78†

27,864.86†

29,090.10†

30,776.46

*Whole Time Equivalent.
†Includes figures for An Chomhairle Leabharlanna, as follows: 1998 – 15.5; 1999 – 8.5; 2000 – 8.5.
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