Written answers

Wednesday, 11 October 2006

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Local Authority Staff

9:00 pm

Photo of Olwyn EnrightOlwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 252: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of archivists employed under section 80 of the Local Government Act 2001; the county councils in which these are so employed; if he intends to ensure that each local authority employs an archivist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32218/06]

Photo of Dick RocheDick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Information supplied to my Department by local authorities indicates that there are 13.5 archival posts at County and City Council level, and 12 Archivists were employed at 31 December 2005 by Clare, Donegal, Fingal, Galway, Kerry, Longford, Louth, Waterford, Wexford and by Cork, Dublin and Waterford City Councils.

I refer to the reply to Question No. 570 of 10 October 2006 concerning the statutory requirements in regard to the conservation of records and archives of local authorities; and the funding supports available to authorities for that purpose.

It is a matter for the manager of each local authority, under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, to make such staffing and organisational arrangements as may be necessary for the purposes of carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he/she is responsible.

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