Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 May 2017
430. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of building inspector staff employed by each local authority; and the estimated cost of employing an additional building inspector. [19258/17]
View answerMy Department collects quarterly data on staff numbers in local authorities. However, the data gathered do not provide detail on the number of building inspectors employed in each local authority.
Building Inspector is not a grade within the local authority structure. It is a matter for each Chief Executive to assign an individual staff member to carry out the function of inspecting buildings. Information in relation to average cost of a building inspector is therefore not available in my Department.
