Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 770: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will meet with the Department of Finance with a view to seeking the lifting of the embargo on the recruitment of local authority staff in the greater Dublin area and other areas experiencing large population growth. [17558/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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In October 2006, my Department wrote to the Department of Finance identifying a range of issues arising in relation to the current ceiling on local authority staff numbers, including increased servicing requirements in areas which have experienced high population growth.

I will 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 will maintain appropriate contact with the Department of Finance in this regard.