Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 December 2016
239. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the reason all local authority job vacancies are not advertised on the local government jobs website; if he will make the advertising of all positions compulsory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39540/16]
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.
Each Local Authority is an individual employer in its own right. Therefore, the methodology to be used in recruitment for posts, other than those which are recruited directly through the Public Appointments Service, is a matter for each local authority.
Local Authorities will generally use a mixture of local and national advertisement where appropriate. I am aware that there is a dedicated website www.localgovernmentjobs.ie which is available for local authorities to use in the recruitment process. The Local Government Management Agency has written to each local authority to confirm their awareness of this site and to advise of the benefits that can be accrued in using this site in order to maximise awareness of the roles that are available within the local authority sector.
