Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 June 2021
321. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of building control officers employed by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33409/21]
View answer322. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of litter wardens employed by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33410/21]
View answer323. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of dog wardens employed by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33411/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 321, 322 and 323 together.
Under 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 authority for which he or she is responsible.
My Department oversees workforce planning for the local government sector, including the monitoring of local government sector employment levels. To this end, my Department gathers aggregate quarterly data on staff numbers in each local authority on a whole time equivalent basis.
However, granular data, in terms of the detailed breakdown of the local authorities which might have numbers employed at these grades (Dog Wardens, Litter Wardens, Building Control Officers) is not collected and consequently is not available in my Department. The relevant information would be available from individual local authorities.
