Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 1 June 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Local Government Fund Account 2021
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 6: Central Government Funding of Local Authorities

9:30 am

Mr. Graham Doyle:

The initial cohort for that office under the business case was eight staff to do the co-ordinating function across the local government system. That was increased by four post Brexit in the context of additional work that was required. Approximately 100 people across the local authorities operate in the building control and market surveillance space. They work with the office. The relevant number is 12. I think there are ten in place at the moment. There has been quite a bit of churn and there are two recruitments happening at the moment.