No early retirement scheme was in place for local authority staff. However, a total of 985 staff retired from local authorities in the period 1 January 2012 to 29 February 2012. A breakdown by local authority is set out in the table:
City Councils and County Councils (Borough and Town Councils included in relevant County Council figures)
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Numbers of Retirements from 01 January 2012 to 29 February 2012 inclusive
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City Councils
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Cork
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31
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Dublin
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203
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Galway
|
8
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Limerick
|
19
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Waterford
|
15
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County Councils
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Carlow
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9
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Cavan
|
25
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Clare
|
29
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Cork
|
59
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Donegal
|
37
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Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
|
24
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Fingal
|
50
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Galway
|
29
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Kerry
|
31
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Kildare
|
24
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Kilkenny
|
15
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Laois
|
16
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Leitrim
|
16
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Limerick
|
36
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Longford
|
9
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Louth
|
17
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Mayo
|
41
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Meath
|
18
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Monaghan
|
13
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Offaly
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8
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Roscommon
|
12
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Sligo
|
11
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South Dublin
|
62
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Tipperary North
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13
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Tipperary South
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18
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Waterford
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19
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Westmeath
|
14
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Wexford
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28
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Wicklow
|
26
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