Written answers
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Local Authority Staff
10:00 pm
Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 394: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the salary of each county and city manager by local authority; his plans to reduce the number of county and city managers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15000/11]
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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The information requested regarding the salaries of County and City Managers is provided in the following table. The Report of the Local Government Efficiency Review Group recommended the creation of ten joint administrative areas across twenty county and city councils with each joint administrative area under the responsibility of a single manager. This recommendation would require careful consideration by me and by the Government. Should a decision be taken to implement the recommendation, legislation would be required.
| Local Authority Manager | Salary (with effect from 1 January 2010) |
| Dublin City Council | â'¬ 189,301 |
| Cork County CouncilFingal County CouncilSouth Dublin County Council | â'¬ 162,062 |
| Cork City CouncilDun Laoghaire-Rathdown County CouncilKildare County CouncilMeath County Council | â'¬ 153,260 |
| Limerick City CouncilClare County CouncilDonegal County CouncilGalway County CouncilKerry County CouncilKilkenny County CouncilLimerick County CouncilLouth County CouncilMayo County CouncilSouth Tipperary County CouncilWestmeath County CouncilWexford County CouncilWicklow County Council | â'¬ 142,469 |
| Galway City CouncilWaterford City CouncilCarlow County CouncilCavan County CouncilLaois County CouncilLeitrim County CouncilLongford County CouncilMonaghan County CouncilOffaly County CouncilRoscommon County CouncilSligo County CouncilNorth Tipperary County CouncilWaterford County Council | â'¬ 132,511 |
Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 395: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the salary of each director of services by local authority; his plans to reduce the number of directors of services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15001/11]
Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Directors of Service, under the direction of the County or City Manager, play an important role as the heads of significant service areas across the full range of public services provided by local government. The salary scale for Directors of Service, with effect from 1 January 2010, ranges from €90,453 to €106,900.
The Report of the Local Government Efficiency Review Group recommended that over time the number of Directors of Service in local authorities be reduced by at least 20%. In the period from 1 January, 2010 to March 2011 the number of Directors has reduced by 4.5%. The reduction in the period from December 2008 to March 2011 is 14.5%. I am satisfied that the number of Directors of Service is reducing in line with the Group's recommendation and I will be keeping the matter under review.
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