Written answers
Wednesday, 18 May 2005
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Local Authority Staff
9:00 pm
Denis Naughten (Longford-Roscommon, Fine Gael)
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Question 132: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the numbers employed by each local authority for the years 2002, 2003 and 2004; the category under which they are employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16384/05]
Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Based on information supplied by the local authorities, the numbers of staff employed by them, expressed in whole-time equivalents, on 31 December in each of the years 2002, 2003, and 2004, and the categories are set out in the following tables:
| 2002. | ||||
| Local Authority | Managerial/Administration/ Clerical | Professional/Technical | Outdoor | Overall Total |
| County Councils1 | ||||
| Carlow | 114 | 47 | 216 | 377 |
| Cavan | 168.5 | 47.4 | 330 | 545.9 |
| Clare | 290 | 114 | 487 | 891 |
| Cork | 782 | 426 | 1,282 | 2,490 |
| Donegal | 358.5 | 201 | 706 | 1,265.5 |
| Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown | 507 | 238 | 670 | 1,415 |
| Fingal | 577 | 336 | 711 | 1,624 |
| Galway | 315 | 126 | 758 | 1,199 |
| Kerry | 416 | 173 | 660 | 1,249 |
| Kildare | 350 | 185 | 530 | 1,065 |
| Kilkenny | 199 | 72 | 346 | 617 |
| Laois | 167.5 | 66.5 | 255 | 489 |
| Leitrim | 137 | 59 | 208 | 404 |
| Limerick | 277 | 113 | 545 | 935 |
| Longford | 138 | 49 | 137 | 324 |
| Louth | 263 | 79 | 380 | 722 |
| Mayo | 301 | 89 | 916 | 1,306 |
| Meath | 273 | 113.5 | 339 | 725.5 |
| Monaghan | 172 | 63 | 121 | 356 |
| Offaly | 159.5 | 77 | 223 | 459.5 |
| Roscommon | 132 | 59.5 | 276 | 467.5 |
| Sligo | 228 | 85 | 278 | 591 |
| South Dublin | 663 | 160 | 619 | 1,442 |
| North Tipperary | 171 | 55 | 239 | 465 |
| South Tipperary | 228 | 97 | 459 | 784 |
| Waterford | 166 | 68 | 397.5 | 631.5 |
| Westmeath | 185.5 | 64.5 | 280 | 530 |
| Wexford | 334 | 94 | 357 | 785 |
| Wicklow | 288 | 114 | 523 | 925 |
| County Total | 8,360.5 | 371.4 | 13,248.5 | 25,080.4 |
| City Councils | ||||
| Cork | 382 | 146 | 914 | 1,442 |
| Dublin | 2,752 | * | 3,906 | 6,658 |
| Galway | 149 | 53 | 269 | 471 |
| Limerick | 185 | 41 | 324 | 550 |
| Waterford | 174 | 48 | 256 | 478 |
| City Total | 3,642 | 288 | 5,669 | 9,599 |
| Overall Total | 12,002.5 | 3,759.4 | 18,917.5 | 34,292.4 |
| *Dublin City figure for Man./Admin includes Prof./Tech. | ||||
| 1Includes urban authorities. |
| 2003. | |||||
| Local Authority1 | Managerial/ Administration/ Clerical | Professional/ Technical | Outdoor | †Other | Overall Total |
| Carlow | 112 | 47 | 144 | 27 | 330 |
| Cavan | 160.6 | 56 | 215.5 | 17 | 449.1 |
| Clare | 279 | 111.5 | 428 | 144 | 962.5 |
| Cork | 744.74 | 360 | 1,172.91 | 130 | 2,407.65 |
| Donegal | 338 | 145 | 492.5 | 132 | 1,107.5 |
| Dún Laoghaire/ Rathdown | 471 | 232 | 584 | 102 | 1,389 |
| Fingal | 595 | 260 | 640 | 68 | 1,563 |
| Galway | 304.82 | 125.8 | 471.55 | 75.5 | 977.67 |
| Kerry | 378.5 | 136.4 | 533 | 144.6 | 1,192.5 |
| Kildare | 322 | 110 | 361 | 146.33 | 939.33 |
| Kilkenny | 167 | 76 | 312 | 38 | 593 |
| Laois | 167.5 | 71 | 153 | 20 | 411.5 |
| Leitrim | 113.5 | 47 | 126.5 | 22 | 309 |
| Limerick | 255 | 109 | 366 | 76 | 806 |
| Longford | 140.9 | 45 | 142.2 | 9 | 337.1 |
| Louth | 228.47 | 94.5 | 305.57 | 76 | 704.54 |
| Mayo | 229 | 167 | 613.5 | 176 | 1,185.5 |
| Meath | 206.5 | 109 | 269 | 143 | 727.5 |
| Monaghan | 157.4 | 63.6 | 179.63 | 24.1 | 424.73 |
| Offaly | 160 | 59.5 | 221 | 40 | 480.5 |
| Roscommon | 137 | 59 | 281 | 79 | 556 |
| Sligo | 200.66 | 78 | 218.03 | 30 | 526.69 |
| South Dublin | 620.9 | 144.8 | 522 | 43 | 1,330.7 |
| North Tipperary | 152 | 52 | 219 | 76 | 499 |
| South Tipperary | 216 | 85 | 372 | 27 | 700 |
| Waterford | 170 | 64 | 289 | 28 | 551 |
| Westmeath | 167.5 | 66 | 227 | 83.5 | 544 |
| Wexford | 299 | 80 | 363.45 | 92 | 834.45 |
| Wicklow | 258.5 | 114 | 373.5 | 69.83 | 815.83 |
| County Total | 7,752.49 | 3,168.1 | 10,595.84 | 2,138.86 | 23,655.29 |
| City Councils | |||||
| Cork | 366 | 143 | 907 | 172 | 1,588 |
| Dublin | 1,958.4 | 509.8 | 3,866.5 | 233 | 6,567.7 |
| Galway | 126.5 | 52 | 244 | 33 | 455.5 |
| Limerick | 184.5 | 45.6 | 316 | 76 | 622.1 |
| Waterford | 141 | 39 | 201 | 34 | 415 |
| City Total | 2,776.4 | 789.4 | 5,534.5 | 548 | 9,648.3 |
| Overall Total | 10,528.89 | 3,957.5 | 16,130.34 | 2,686.86 | 33,303.59 |
| †Includes certain contract posts, temporary & seasonal workers (not separately collected in 2002). | |||||
| 1Includes urban authorities |
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