Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 November 2013
451. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the total number of local authority staff engaged in water services broken down on a county basis from 2010 to 2012, inclusive, and to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49159/13]
View answerMy Department gathers quarterly data on staff numbers in local authorities. The data gathered do not provide detail in respect of individual grades or job titles within each local authority, and accordingly, the information requested is not available in my Department. As part of the engagement process between local authorities and Irish Water current staffing numbers, working in each local authority in the water services area, are being examined.
