Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
794. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of new staff approved for each local authority housing department since the announcement of up to 200 new posts at the end of 2021. [41629/22]
View answerAs part of the measures to support institutional capacity, Housing for All commits to strengthen the capacity of local authorities to initiate, design, plan, develop and manage housing projects and recognises that this requires the resourcing of the housing services of local authorities. Last year, my Department worked closely with local authorities, through the County and City Management Association (CCMA) and the Housing Delivery Coordination Office, to identify capacity constraints and additional staffing resources required to deliver the social housing delivery targets set out in Housing for All. Following this analysis, I approved over 200 new posts for local authorities.
The table below details the number of additional housing department posts, approved by my Department on foot of the announced new positions, broken down by local authority area.
|
Local authority |
Number of staff approved |
|
Carlow |
5 |
|
Cavan |
6 |
|
Clare |
7 |
|
Cork City |
11 |
|
Cork County |
9 |
|
DLR |
9 |
|
Donegal |
12 |
|
Dublin City |
8 |
|
Fingal |
11 |
|
Galway City |
6 |
|
Galway County |
13 |
|
Kerry |
4 |
|
Kildare |
13 |
|
Kilkenny |
6 |
|
Laois |
6 |
|
Leitrim |
4 |
|
Limerick |
7 |
|
Longford |
7 |
|
Louth |
6 |
|
Mayo |
11 |
|
Meath |
13 |
|
Monaghan |
8 |
|
Offaly |
7 |
|
Roscommon |
6 |
|
Sligo |
7 |
|
Tipperary |
5 |
|
Waterford |
8 |
|
Westmeath |
7 |
|
Wexford |
6 |
|
Wicklow |
7 |
|
Total |
235 |
