Local Authority Staff

Tuesday, 11 May 2010

Ceisteanna (271)

Joanna Tuffy

Ceist:

310 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of permanent and temporary staff employed by each local authority at the end of 2007, 2008 and 2009 and in total for the end of each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18989/10]

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Freagraí scríofa

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

The number of permanent and temporary staff employed across all 34 local authorities at end of December 2009 was 30,564 and 1,691 respectively, compared to 31,897 and 3,166 at end of December 2008, and 31,427 and 3,564 at end of December 2007. A breakdown by authority is provided in the following table.

Local Authority	December 2007	December 2008	December 2009
	Permanent	Temporary	Permanent	Temporary	Permanent	Temporary
Cork City	1,422	115	1,422	71	1,384	36
Dublin City	6,484	391	6,795	137	6,375	105
Galway City	424	94	434	101	428	60
Limerick City	510	44	515	40	511	18
Waterford City	381	76	387	77	356	54
Carlow	317	46	318	40	310	21
Cavan	457	32	462	18	429	17
Clare	808	94	768	140	738	90
Cork	2,376	240	2,414	229	2,284	80
Donegal	973	263	983	210	958	50
Dún Laoghaire	1,226	59	1,190	52	1,128	68
Fingal	1,523	77	1521	68	1,445	45
Galway	884	191	870	196	840	95
Kerry	1,148	153	1,157	191	1,141	84
Kildare	877	202	910	185	900	47
Kilkenny	563	58	565	51	551	17
Laois	374	51	390	48	385	21
Leitrim	313	23	312	18	292	11
Limerick	744	65	735	59	712	27
Longford	330	41	339	43	303	27
Louth	681	60	710	24	679	13
Mayo	1,093	137	1,115	182	1,064	113
Meath	632	129	642	158	628	75
Monaghan	429	44	433	22	422	12
Offaly	454	57	459	40	453	25
Roscommon	526	53	527	55	519	32
Sligo	524	69	527	60	498	32
South Dublin	1,279	182	1,285	188	1,240	163
Tipperary North	450	134	465	98	461	43
Tipperary South	677	41	680	27	645	9
Waterford	526	57	530	71	530	36
Westmeath	483	82	481	56	461	27
Wexford	787	98	791	72	757	48
Wicklow	752	108	765	139	737	90