Barry Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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245. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will outline the statutory right for time off of semi State employees attending local authority meetings if they are elected councillors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43567/13]

Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I have no function in this matter.

The terms of employment of a public servant or a semi-state employee are a matter between the individual concerned and his/her employer in consultation where required by law or public policy with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and where appropriate, the Government Department with specific sectoral responsibilities.

The local government legislative code does not provide for time off from their employment for any person elected as a member of a local authority.