Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 May 2021
338. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of vacancies that exist at the office of his Department in Ballina, County Mayo; if an overview of the vacancies by grade will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24028/21]
View answerMy Department operates a rolling three-year workforce planning process in line with guidance from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. This process assists my Department in making critical decisions related to its workforce over the short to medium term, ensuring it has the capability and capacity required to deliver on its strategic goals and objectives in the coming years. It also assists in creating awareness of our staffing requirements in the short to medium term so that shortfalls can be addressed, threats to business mitigated and service delivery maintained in a seamless fashion. This plan encapsulates all of the locations where my Department is currently based including Ballina.
Requests for additional staff at any point in time are considered by reference to the broad focus of my Department's workforce planning and available funding, to make sure we have the right number of people, with the right skills, in the right place, at the right time to facilitate the delivery of the strategic business goals and Programme for Government commitments mandated to it. A continuous programme of recruitment is underway in my Department across all grades and locations with a view to addressing these staffing requirements.
