Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2016
339. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if the chief executive officer of Louth County Council has applied for funding from his Department for a director of services specifically for Drogheda in the past 12 months. [21208/16]
View answerUnder section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible.
My Department has not received a sanction request from Louth County Council for a Director of Services post in the past 12 months. Louth County Council currently has 5 posts at Director of Services grade which is the recommended allowable number for a Level 4 local authority.
