Written answers
Tuesday, 27 February 2007
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Local Authority Staff
9:00 pm
Olwyn Enright (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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Question 114: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of local government employees by administrative area per head of population, the position held and the increase or decrease since 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7421/07]
Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Based on the information supplied by local authorities, the number and category of staff, expressed in whole time equivalents, employed by each local authority (including town councils) at the end of 2006, and the change over 2002 is included in the table below.
Figures are not compiled by my Department by administrative area per head of population.
| 2006 Local Authority | ||||||
| Managerial/ Admin./ Clerical | Professional/ Technical | Outdoor | Other | Overall Total | Difference over 2002 | |
| County Councils | ||||||
| Carlow | 120.00 | 45.00 | 139.00 | 40.00 | 344.00 | -33.00 |
| Cavan | 183.60 | 71.00 | 203.00 | 43.00 | 500.60 | -45.30 |
| Clare | 286.00 | 111.00 | 391.00 | 134.00 | 922.00 | +31.00 |
| Cork | 780.20 | 391.10 | 1,138.63 | 313.00 | 2,622.93 | +132.93 |
| Donegal | 358.50 | 141.50 | 479.00 | 261.00 | 1,240.00 | -25.50 |
| Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown | 483.00 | 218.00 | 529.00 | 72.00 | 1,302.00 | -113.00 |
| Fingal | 557.58 | 318.76 | 621.76 | 93.60 | 1,591.70 | -32.30 |
| Galway | 320.01 | 107.00 | 437.45 | 175.48 | 1,028.94 | -170.06 |
| Kerry | 419.30 | 159.30 | 530.88 | 156.42 | 1,265.90 | +16.90 |
| Kildare | 354.00 | 150.50 | 347.00 | 183.50 | 1,035.00 | -30.00 |
| Kilkenny | 174.00 | 83.00 | 294.00 | 55.00 | 606.00 | -11.00 |
| Laois | 157.20 | 58.00 | 141.20 | 503.00 | 406.70 | -82.30 |
| Leitrim | 125.00 | 53.00 | 121.50 | 23.00 | 322.50 | -81.50 |
| Limerick | 260.00 | 116.00 | 361.00 | 119.00 | 856.00 | -79.00 |
| Longford | 149.90 | 49.00 | 126.50 | 57.00 | 382.40 | +58.40 |
| Louth | 252.72 | 101.10 | 326.98 | 87.80 | 768.60 | +46.60 |
| Mayo | 303.10 | 143.80 | 629.60 | 163.30 | 1239.80 | -66.20 |
| Meath | 260.90 | 110.80 | 251.13 | 139.17 | 762.00 | +36.50 |
| Monaghan | 169.20 | 66.60 | 183.50 | 51.50 | 470.80 | +114.80 |
| Offaly | 159.50 | 62.50 | 207.00 | 83.00 | 512.00 | +52.50 |
| Roscommon | 163.00 | 60.50 | 279.00 | 88.50 | 591.00 | +123.50 |
| Sligo | 216.75 | 87.00 | 218.03 | 62.00 | 583.78 | -7.20 |
| South Dublin | 662.10 | 118.30 | 510.50 | 97.80 | 1388.70 | -53.30 |
| North Tipperary | 170.00 | 60.00 | 221.00 | 101.00 | 552.00 | +87.00 |
| South Tipperary | 222.00 | 102.00 | 350.00 | 52.00 | 726.00 | -58.00 |
| Waterford | 170.00 | 63.00 | 288.50 | 83.00 | 604.50 | -27.00 |
| Westmeath | 176.00 | 72.40 | 218.40 | 84.60 | 551.40 | +21.40 |
| Wexford | 303.50 | 84.00 | 374.46 | 121.02 | 872.98 | +87.98 |
| Wicklow | 288.25 | 108.00 | 371.90 | 107.50 | 875.70 | -49.30 |
| City Councils | ||||||
| Cork | 373.00 | 154.00 | 894.00 | 140.00 | 1561.00 | +119.00 |
| Dublin | 2170.90 | 494.20 | 3665.50 | 368.45 | 6699.05 | +41.05 |
| Galway | 134.00 | 51.00 | 273.50 | 65.00 | 487.50 | +16.50 |
| Limerick | 158.75 | 44.10 | 298.00 | 48.00 | 548.85 | -1.15 |
| Waterford | 138.00 | 37.00 | 204.00 | 69.00 | 448.00 | -30.00 |
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