The number of permanent and temporary staff employed across all 34 local authorities at end of December 2009 was 30,562 and 1,691 respectively, compared to 31,843 and 3,164 at end of December 2008, and 31,423 and 3,564 at end of December 2007. A breakdown by authority is provided in the table.
Local Authority
|
December 2007 Permanent
|
December 2007 Temporary
|
December 2008 Permanent
|
December 2008 Temporary
|
December 2009 Permanent
|
December 2009 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
|
Dun Laoghaire
|
1,226
|
59
|
1,190
|
52
|
1,128
|
68
|
Fingal
|
1,523
|
77
|
1,521
|
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
|
1093
|
137
|
1115
|
182
|
1064
|
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
|
1279
|
182
|
1,285
|
188
|
1240
|
163
|
Tipperary North
|
450
|
134
|
414
|
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
|