Dáil debates
Thursday, 23 May 2013
Other Questions
Public Sector Staff Recruitment
4:40 pm
Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source
I know the Minister does not know the detail but theoretically is there anything to stop the local authority from taking on 12 people? Is there a ban in place, stopping the authority from recruiting 12 people? The Minister says it must be done within a cost framework but assuming these savings were made elsewhere could the embargo be lifted to provide librarians? Librarians have a particular skill and they are required in order to keep the facility open. Is there anything blocking that if the savings could be found elsewhere? I have lots of problems with the big picture but I would like an answer on that local example for now.
Philomena moynihan
Posted on 10 Feb 2014 1:26 pm (Report this comment)
At least one local library service in the Dublin area of which I have direct knowledge have sidestepped the issue by employing relatives of existing employees on a contract basis for posts that have not been advertised. Maybe your local authority is not being "creative" enough in solving the problem.