Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 March 2015
135. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the various local authorities will be given permission to invite applications for 200 senior positions to assist with the delivery of social housing, as announced by him in early February 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10608/15]
View answerMy Department works closely with all local authorities and all have been invited to submit staffing sanction requests to facilitate the delivery of the Government's Housing Strategy. Each staffing sanction request is examined on a case by case basis having due regard to the continued delivery of key services in the context of staffing and budgetary constraints. To date, my Department has received in excess of 200 staffing requests and has already approved the majority of these.
Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for staffing and organisation arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible.
