Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 June 2023
720. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the workforce plan for the maritime area regulatory authority; the current staffing levels per specialism; and the cost per post per year, in tabular form. [27707/23]
View answer757. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of ecologists, marine biologists and ornithologists to be employed at the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority; if there are any plans to recruit more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28066/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 720 and 757 together.
I refer to the reply to Question No 427 on 30 May 2023 and Question 78 on 31 May 2023 which set out the staffing position in MARA.
An initial Strategic Workforce Planning exercise for MARA was completed in Q1 2023. This identified some of the specialist skills, such as legal, financial and ecological that MARA will require. Building on this work, a Workforce Plan is currently being prepared. This will set out the medium term resourcing requirements for the agency and will include a recruitment strategy covering all areas of specialism that MARA will require.
