Written answers
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
Local Authorities
Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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705. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update in relation to the negotiations between him and the Minister for Rural and Community Development about hiring more dog wardens; how many additional dog warden positions will be created; where these positions will be assigned; how much additional funding will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13152/24]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Under 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 authority for which he/she is responsible.
My Department does not have any responsibility in relation to dog wardens. Responsibility in relation to dog control matters is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Rural and Community Development.
Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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706. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of applications for additional staff and the Department those applications were related to, by all local authorities for 2022, 2023, and to date in 2024, tabular form. [13177/24]
Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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Under 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 authority for which he/she is responsible. Local authorities are required to seek sanction from my Department for all new posts above agreed workforce plan levels.
In 2022, my Department received 888 staffing sanction requests for 1152 posts, in 2023 a total of 855 staffing sanction requests for 1150 posts were received and 136 staffing sanction requests in respect of 168 posts were received during the period 1 January to end February 2024. The high number of staffing sanction requests being submitted to my Department reflects the growth in new public services being delivered through the local government sector. A breakdown of these applications by local authority area is detailed in the table below.
Following the approval by my Department of a staffing sanction request, it is then a matter for the Chief Executive to progress the appointment as appropriate. Given that the structure and breakdown of directorates within a local authority are matters unique to that local authority, information in respect of what specific department within a local authority each staffing sanction request relates to is not collected in the manner sought and consequently is not available in my Department.
- | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 (1 January - 29 February) | |||
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Local Authority | No. of Requests | No. of Posts | No. of Requests | No. of Posts | No. of Requests | No. of Posts |
Carlow Co. | 25 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 4 | 4 |
Cavan Co. | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
Clare Co. | 17 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 3 | 3 |
Cork City Council | 13 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
Cork Co. | 12 | 34 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
DLR Co. | 44 | 45 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 14 |
Donegal Co. | 33 | 44 | 38 | 79 | 1 | 1 |
Dublin City Co. | 49 | 93 | 57 | 98 | 9 | 12 |
Fingal Co. | 55 | 76 | 27 | 29 | 1 | 1 |
Galway City Co. | 34 | 46 | 48 | 55 | 8 | 8 |
Galway Co. | 40 | 53 | 38 | 43 | 7 | 7 |
Kerry Co. | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
Kildare Co. | 53 | 55 | 43 | 45 | 8 | 8 |
Kilkenny Co. | 27 | 27 | 42 | 78 | 20 | 24 |
Laois Co. | 32 | 34 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 6 |
Leitrim Co. | 18 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
Limerick City & Co. | 48 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 4 | 4 |
Longford Co. | 37 | 39 | 24 | 25 | 3 | 17 |
Louth Co. | 22 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Mayo Co. | 34 | 39 | 24 | 53 | 1 | 1 |
Meath Co. | 24 | 88 | 29 | 42 | 17 | 22 |
Monaghan Co. | 15 | 16 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Offaly Co. | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Roscommon Co. | 23 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
Sligo Co. | 32 | 37 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
South Dublin Co. | 32 | 45 | 46 | 64 | 4 | 4 |
Tipperary Co. | 18 | 20 | 29 | 53 | 1 | 1 |
Waterford City | 39 | 63 | 30 | 32 | 2 | 2 |
Westmeath Co. | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 6 |
Wexford Co. | 34 | 35 | 31 | 36 | 6 | 6 |
Wicklow Co. | 21 | 23 | 33 | 36 | 2 | 2 |
Totals | 888 | 1152 | 855 | 1150 | 136 | 168 |
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