Local Authority Staff Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 March 2015

Tuesday, 31 March 2015

Ceisteanna (649)

Joan Collins

Ceist:

649. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of local authority staff who are 100% externally funded by his Department, in each regeneration project in the State; the departmental funding provided to cover the payment of staff; the total departmental funding to be provided, in respect of each such project in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12987/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

My Department is currently engaging with the relevant local authorities to agree 2015 work programmes for each of the regeneration projects, to include the necessary staffing levels to support these programmes. It is anticipated that this process will be concluded within the next few weeks. Details of staff in 2014 working with the respective local authorities who had responsibility for delivering regeneration and who were funded through the support provided by my Department are set out in the table, including the cost for 2014:

Regeneration Project	Number of Staff 2014	Estimated 2014 Cost
Limerick	20	€1,400,000
Sligo	7	€377,615
Tralee	5.5	€230,000
Cork	6	€300,000
Dundalk	1	€58,000
Ballymun	10	€1,200,000*

* Cost as estimated for the full year, wherein staff numbers ranged from 20 down to 10 over the course of the year.