Local Authority Staffing.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 January 2010

Thursday, 21 January 2010

Ceisteanna (48)

Ciaran Lynch

Ceist:

40 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of permanent staff and temporary staff employed by each local authority in 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; the number of staff cuts in each local authority area since the general election of 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2456/10]

Freagraí scríofa

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

The following table lists the number of permanent staff and temporary staff employed in each local authority as returned to my Department for the end of September 2009, the most recent date for which figures are available. The corresponding figures for September 2007 and September 2008 are included for comparative purposes and the table accordingly shows the change in staffing levels in each local authority over the period in question.

Local Authority	Permanent End of September 2007	Temporary End of September 2007	Permanent End of September 2008	Temporary End of September 2008	Permanent End of September 2009	Temporary End of September 2009
County
Carlow	316	48	320	41	301	25
Cavan	454	31	467	22	441	20
Clare	833	118	773	146	749	97
Cork	2,367	278	2,418	428	2,335	89
Donegal	972	316	987	299	980	83
Dun Laoghaire	1,248	138	1,200	87	1,145	70
Fingal	1,503	110	1,528	100	1,464	47
Galway	885	178	875	206	850	107
Kerry	1,142	228	1,163	227	1,167	90
Kildare	889	190	908	200	917	56
Kilkenny	560	64	559	99	550	34
Laois	373	43	385	65	386	24
Leitrim	304	56	313	47	299	12
Limerick	743	103	760	57	722	30
Longford	336	42	351	51	311	26
Louth	669	85	711	35	691	15
Mayo	1,087	139	1,096	136	1,131	145
Meath	633	157	634	168	652	77
Monaghan	424	48	436	33	428	14
Offaly	434	67	457	46	459	27
Roscommon	517	60	529	60	520	36
Sligo	518	88	528	71	511	32
South Dublin	1,316	140	1,288	192	1,246	169
North Tipperary	453	131	426	123	481	42
South Tipperary	675	38	676	43	664	9
Waterford	525	58	529	75	530	40
Westmeath	481	93	482	85	472	35
Wexford	784	105	791	102	775	53
Wicklow	764	162	755	186	750	144
City
Cork	1,421	140	1,422	106	1,408	41
Dublin	6,485	487	6,759	212	6,538	131
Galway	429	86	415	136	418	69
Limerick	513	42	518	49	516	19
Waterford	383	83	386	91	375	56
Totals	31,436	4,152	31,845	4,024	31,182	1,964
Total		35,588		35,869		33,146