Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 7 September 2018
1329. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of requests for allowances to hire front-line staff in a local authority (details supplied) for 2017 and to date in 2018; and the number granted and refused respectively in tabular form. [36416/18]
View answerUnder 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.
I have delegated authority to the Cork City Chief Executive to fill vacancies that arise within the context of agreed workforce planning numbers without recourse to my Department. Outside of these agreed numbers, an application must be made to my Department for sanction approval for additional staff. Since 1 January 2017, my Department has received 42 staff sanction requests from Cork City Council for additional staff and all 42 requests have been approved. Further details on these requests are set out in the attached table.
My Department works closely with Cork City Council and is in regular contact with the relevant staff in the Council to ensure staffing needs are addressed in an efficient manner.
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2017 |
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Title of Post |
Number |
Status |
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Senior Engineer |
1 |
Approved |
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Senior Executive Librarian |
1 |
Approved |
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Senior Executive Librarian |
1 |
Approved |
|
Staff Officer Library |
1 |
Approved |
|
Senior Executive Engineer |
1 |
Approved |
|
Assistant Civil Defence Officer |
1 |
Approved |
|
Senior Executive Engineer |
1 |
Approved |
|
Senior Engineer |
1 |
Approved |
|
Third Fire Officer |
1 |
Approved |
|
Second Fire Officer |
1 |
Approved |
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2018 |
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Title of Post |
Number |
Status |
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Assistant Engineer |
1 |
Approved |
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Administrative Officer |
1 |
Approved |
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Executive Architect - Assigned Certifier |
1 |
Approved |
|
Assistant Architect |
2 |
Approved |
|
Executive Architect |
2 |
Approved |
|
Senior Executive Engineer |
1 |
Approved |
|
Directorate Support |
6 |
Approved |
|
Team Leader - Transition Directorate |
2 |
Approved |
|
Administrative Support - Transition Directorate |
1 |
Approved |
|
Team Member - Transition Directorate |
2 |
Approved |
|
SEO Housing Capital & Construction |
1 |
Approved |
|
Clerical Officer Capital & Regeneration |
1 |
Approved |
|
Assistant Engineer Housing Capital & Regeneration |
1 |
Approved |
|
Clerical Officer Rent Arrear, Housing, Community |
4 |
Approved |
|
Housing Officer Grade 5 Housing & Community |
1 |
Approved |
|
SEO Head of Business Services |
1 |
Approved |
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Head of Human Resources |
1 |
Approved |
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Project Liaison Officer Grade 6 Housing Capital |
1 |
Approved |
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Executive Engineer Housing Capital & Regeneration |
2 |
Approved |
