Local Authority Staff.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 November 2009

Thursday, 19 November 2009

Ceisteanna (154)

Joanna Tuffy

Ceist:

153 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of permanent staff and temporary staff employed by each local authority at the end of June 2008, end of September 2008, end of June 2009, and the end of September 2009, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42425/09]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Deputy John Gormley)

The numbers of permanent and temporary staff employed by each local authority at the end of June 2008, end of September 2008, end of June 2009, and the end of September 2009, as supplied to my Department by each Local Authority, expressed as whole time equivalents, are shown in the attached table. Under the terms of the Government's decision on implementation of savings in public service, no public service post, however arising, may be filled by recruitment, promotion, or payment of an allowance for the performance of duties at a higher grade. This decision is effective from 31 March 2009. My Department has, accordingly, written to all local authorities requesting their compliance.

The Department of Finance has recently approved a delegated sanction to my Department for implementation of the general moratorium on the filling of public sector posts in the Local Authority Sector, on the condition that the overall staffing levels in the local authority sector are to be reduced significantly by the end of 2010 in adherence with the Government's Policy on Staffing and Numbers in the Public Sector.

Under the new arrangements which issued to the local authority sector on 20 August 2009, Local Authorities are expected, where vacancies arise, to consider options for reorganisation and reallocation of work to meet requirements. Any exceptions to this principle, which will arise in very limited circumstances, require sanction from my Department.

	Permanent	Temporary
Local Authority	June 08	Sept. 08	June 09	Sept. 09	June 08	Sept. 08	June 09	Sept. 09
Cork City	1,422	1,422	1,410	1,408	108	106	54	41
Dublin City	6,577	6,759	6,573	6,538	749	212	146	131
Galway City	428	415	415	418	136	136	78	69
Limerick City	544	518	519	516	55	49	31	19
Waterford City	395	386	379	375	96	91	72	56
Carlow	320	320	306	301	66	41	28	25
Cavan	452	467	434	441	40	22	16	20
Clare	768	773	745	749	141	146	114	97
Cork	2,416	2,418	2,360	2,335	548	428	119	89
Donegal	980	987	989	980	364	299	154	83
Dun Laoghaire	1,198	1,200	1,139	1,145	199	87	94	70
Fingal	1,535	1,528	1,478	1,464	161	100	51	47
Galway	880	875	864	850	291	206	157	107
Kerry	1,156	1,163	1,172	1,167	267	227	123	90
Kildare	900	908	920	917	328	200	71	56
Kilkenny	560	559	562	550	147	99	45	34
Laois	381	385	412	386	61	65	26	24
Leitrim	311	313	308	299	55	47	15	12
Limerick	760	760	729	722	103	57	33	30
Longford	338	351	324	311	54	51	31	26
Louth	696	711	694	691	67	35	19	15
Mayo	1,090	1,096	1,138	1,131	137	136	170	145
Meath	630	634	645	652	223	168	109	77
Monaghan	434	436	432	428	47	33	18	14
Offaly	444	457	462	459	95	46	27	27
Roscommon	525	529	525	520	58	60	53	36
Sligo	526	528	513	511	90	71	47	32
South Dublin	1,278	1,288	1,257	1,246	203	192	181	169
Tipperary North	554	476	497	48 1	155	123	101	42
Tipperary South	676	676	673	664	45	43	13	9
Waterford	529	529	531	530	77	75	65	40
Westmeath	480	482	472	472	119	85	43	35
Wexford	787	791	790	775	123	102	56	53
Wicklow	762	755	759	750	160	186	117	144