Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 September 2021
394. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he has engaged with each local authority on recruiting full-time dedicated EU officers; the local authorities that have EU officers in place already; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43013/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraUnder section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible.
My Department oversees workforce planning for the local government sector, including the monitoring of local government sector employment levels. To this end, my Department gathers aggregate quarterly data on staff numbers in each local authority on a whole time equivalent basis.
However, granular data, in terms of the detailed breakdown of the local authorities which have EU Officers in place is not collected and consequently is not available in my Department. The relevant information would be available from individual local authorities.
