Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 1907: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will enter into discussions with the Department of Finance with a view to lifting the public service recruitment embargo in local authorities in the greater Dublin region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2991/07]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I am continuing to keep the overall employment position in the local government sector under regular review, having regard to the need to deliver quality front line services and achieve value for money within the parameters of Government policy on public service employment generally. My Department maintains appropriate contact with the Department of Finance in this matter.