Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 October 2018
212. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the full-time equivalent staffing levels at An Bord Pleanála in each of the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41612/18]
View answerMy Department engages with An Bord Pleanála on an ongoing basis to ensure that it has the appropriate resources in order to perform its broad range of functions. As of 30 September 2018, the Board had a complement of 10 members and 148.6 other whole time equivalent staff employed.
The following table sets out the number of whole-time equivalent (WTE) staff employed by An Bord Pleanála on 31 December for the years 2008 to 2017.
|
Years |
Staffing* (WTE) |
|
2008 |
179.50 |
|
2009 |
167.50 |
|
2010 |
163.00 |
|
2011 |
158.10 |
|
2012 |
145.80 |
|
2013 |
144.10 |
|
2014 |
142.40 |
|
2015 |
138.40 |
|
2016 |
142.10 |
|
2017 |
156.10 |
*Staffing figures are inclusive of Board members.
This information, and other related statistics, are available in An Bord Pleanála's Annual Reports which can be accessed on the following link: http://www.pleanala.ie/publications/index.htm.
Through ongoing and planned recruitment processes, the Board's staff complement is expected to increase further in 2019.
