Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 December 2016
108. Deputy Dessie Ellis asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if there is a bar on recruitment for Dublin City Council, and in particular for apprentices; and if not, the reason Dublin City Council is not replacing staff that have left or is not hiring new staff. [39360/16]
View answerAs announced in Budget 2015, the moratorium and the Employment Control Framework for the Public Service have been lifted. My Department works closely with Dublin City Council in relation to the Council’s overall staffing requirements. However, under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, it is the Chief Executive of the Council who is responsible for staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority. It is therefore, a matter for each individual Chief Executive to apply for sanction from my Department and, once approved, to recruit and assign staff to specific divisions within their organisation.
