Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 May 2010
437 Deputy Leo Varadkar asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of staff employed by local authorities in terms of whole time equivalents employed prior to the introduction of the moratorium; the estimated number currently employed; the target point at which point the moratorium will end; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20059/10]
View answerThe number of permanent and temporary staff employed by local authorities at 31 March 2009 expressed as whole time equivalents is 34,178. The corresponding figure for 31 December 2009 is 32,250.
With regard to target numbers for employment in local government, the Government will keep the application of the moratorium on recruitment and promotion under review with a view to ensuring that the staffing levels in the Employment Control Frameworks (ECF) for the sectors are achieved. My Department expects shortly to finalise the Environment Vote Group ECF which will include an employment ceiling for the local government sector.
