Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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1496. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to detail the number of staff who retired, left or otherwise departed from local authorities from 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013 and the expected annual savings arising therefrom; the number of staff expected to leave in 2014 and the annual expected saving therefrom; the number of staff expected to leave in 2015 and the annual savings therefrom; the number of staff expected to leave in 2016 and the annual savings therefrom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33213/14]

Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)
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1498. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government to detail the number of new staff employed in local authorities since 1 July 2013 up to 31 December 2013 and the expected annual costs arising therefrom; the expected number to be employed in 2014 and the estimated annual cost arising therefrom; the expected number to be employed in 2015 and the estimated annual cost arising therefrom; the expected number to be employed in 2016 and the estimated annual cost arising therefrom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33233/14]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1496 and 1498 together.

My Department gathers quarterly data on staff numbers in local authorities. The total number of staff employed by all local authorities at the end of June 2013 was 28,667.72 on a whole time equivalent basis (wte). The total number of staff employed by all local authorities at the end of December 2013 was 27,501.51 (wte), a decrease of 1,166.21 (wte) when compared to the end of June 2013 position.

My Department also gathers quarterly data on planned staff numbers in local authorities to the end of the current year. In the most recent data collected at the end of June 2014, the local authorities reported that the planned staff numbers for year end 2014 would be 27,117.97 (wte). My Department does not have information in relation to the estimated staff numbers for 2015 or 2016 or information regarding the actual savings arising for local authorities.