Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 March 2012
43 Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of dedicated building control inspectors that have been employed in the State and separately in Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council, South Dublin County Council, Cork, Galway and Limerick City Councils in each year since 1997. [13106/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information sought is not available in my Department. Decisions in relation to the appropriate levels of staffing for building control purposes are a matter for each County and City Manager who, under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, is responsible for staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible. In this regard, it is a matter for each County and City Manager, in the first instance, to ensure that staffing levels are managed so that the appropriate service level is maintained. Numbers assigned to building control duties vary depending on the size of the authority and the volume of construction activity; in addition, local authority fire services are involved in the administration of building regulations.
