Darragh O'Brien (Dublin North, Fianna Fail)
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Question 124: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will sanction Fingal County Council's application for additional staff in order to enable them to open the newly refurbished Malahide and Garristown libraries. [22298/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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I am aware of the current staffing needs identified by Fingal County Council in relation to the opening of the new library in Malahide, and use of enhanced facilities at Garristown library, and am more generally reviewing the overall employment levels in the local government sector having regard to the need to deliver front line services and achieve value for money within the parameters of Government policy on public service employment generally.

As part of my review, my Department is consulting the Department of Finance in relation to the current ceiling on local authority staff numbers, including increased servicing requirements in areas which have experienced high population growth.