Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 April 2018
1489. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of librarians in the past five years by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15292/18]
Amharc ar fhreagra1490. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of librarians that have retired in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15293/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 1489 and 1490 together.
My Department is responsible for workforce planning for the local government sector, including the monitoring of local government sector employment levels. To this end, my Department gathers quarterly data on staff numbers in local authorities; however, the data gathered does not provide details in terms of the number of librarians employed or the number that retired by county or local authority. Accordingly, the information requested is not available in my Department.
