Written answers

Thursday, 9 July 2015

Department of Environment, Community and Local Government

Local Authority Staff Data

Photo of Seán CroweSeán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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262. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of extra new staff who have been brought in to work in the housing section of Kildare County Council since 2011, excluding any staff brought in to replace those who retired or were off on sick leave since 2011. [28003/15]

Photo of Alan KellyAlan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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My Department has approved 317 staffing requests for Kildare County Council since the beginning of 2011. Of these approvals 30 were given in 2015 for housing staff, which include staff to facilitate the delivery of the Government's Social Housing Strategy. With regard to approvals sanctioned prior to 2015, housing - specific information is not held by my Department. My Department works closely with Kildare County Council in relation to the Council’s overall staffing requirements. However, under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, it is the Chief Executive of the Council who is responsible for staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority.

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