Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 January 2019
619. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the number of staff working in the National Parks and Wildlife Service as of 1 January 2017, 1 January 2018 and 1 January 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3921/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am advised that the number of staff working in the National Parks and Wildlife Service in my Department on the dates in question are as follows:
|
Date |
Headcount |
Whole Time Equivalent |
|
1 January 2017 |
293 |
275.22 |
|
1 January 2018 |
336 |
318.30 |
|
1 January 2019 |
327 |
311.25 |
I understand that my Department will recruit additional specialist and operational roles for the NPWS in 2019 which will include District Conservation Officers, Wildlife Inspectors, Conservation Rangers and Ecologists.
