Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 April 2012
820 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money that it will cost to pay council staff to work overtime on Saturday 31 March to take payment for the household charge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18078/12]
View answer894 Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost to the State to ensure that all local authority offices were staffed to collect the household charge on 31 March 2012; the number of local authority offices at which staff had to be redeployed; the cost of the redeployment including travel expenses, overtime and any other allowance; the cost of security provided on that day; the amount of money collected at each of the local authority offices on that date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18995/12]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 820 and 894 together.
Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each City and County Manager is responsible for staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible. Accordingly, the details sought in the questions are not available in my Department.
