Written answers
Tuesday, 20 October 2015
Department of Environment, Community and Local Government
Local Authority Staff Recruitment
Seán Kenny (Dublin North East, Labour)
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663. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of requests for permission to employ additional staff his Department received from Dublin City Council since 1 January 2015, by job title; the number approved, pending and refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36491/15]
Alan Kelly (Tipperary North, Labour)
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My Department works closely with Dublin City 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.
Since 1 January 2015, my Department has received 264 staff sanction requests from Dublin City Council, of which 209 posts have been approved, and 55 posts are pending. The status of these requests is set out in the following table. Posts marked pending are, in general, awaiting supporting information prior to an informed decision being taken.
| Title of Post(s) | Number of Post(s) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Accountant | 3 | Approved |
| Administrative Officer | 2 | Approved |
| Area Maintenance Officer (Housing) | 2 | Approved |
| Assistant Chemist | 1 | Approved |
| Assistant Engineer | 1 | Approved |
| Assistant ICT Manager | 2 | Approved |
| Assistant Inspector | 1 | Approved |
| Assistant Staff Officer | 1 | Approved |
| Biodiversity Officer | 1 | Approved |
| Building Control Inspectors/Clerks of Works | 2 | Approved |
| Building Inspector Housing | 1 | Approved |
| Clerical Officer | 1 | Approved |
| Cycling Officer | 1 | Approved |
| Director of Services Homeless Executive | 1 | Approved |
| District Officer | 17 | Approved |
| Emergency Services Controller | 28 | Approved |
| Executive Engineer | 6 | Approved |
| Executive Environmental Scientific Officer | 1 | Approved |
| Executive Housing Officer | 3 | Approved |
| Executive Quantity Surveyor | 2 | Approved |
| Executive Technician | 2 | Approved |
| Fire Fighter | 38 | Approved |
| Graduate Architect | 1 | Approved |
| Graduate Quantity Surveyor (Housing) | 1 | Approved |
| Graduate Recruit | 10 | Approved |
| Graduate Valuer | 1 | Approved |
| Health & Safety Officer | 2 | Approved |
| Inspector | 1 | Approved |
| Liaison Officer Housing | 1 | Approved |
| National Co-ordinator Pathway & Accommodation | 1 | Approved |
| Professional Accountant | 1 | Approved |
| Project Estate Officer | 2 | Approved |
| Senior Accountant | 1 | Approved |
| Senior Architect | 1 | Approved |
| Senior Engineer | 3 | Approved |
| Senior Executive Engineer | 7 | Approved |
| Senior Executive Health & Safety Officer | 1 | Approved |
| Senior Executive Officer | 2 | Approved |
| Senior Planner | 3 | Approved |
| Senior Staff Officer | 1 | Approved |
| Senior Staff Officer (Project Estate Officer) | 1 | Approved |
| Staff Officer | 11 | Approved |
| Technician Grade 1 | 1 | Approved |
| Assistant Fire Prevention Officer | 3 | Approved |
| Executive Engineer | 1 | Approved |
| Executive Fire Prevention Officer | 2 | Approved |
| Executive Technician | 1 | Approved |
| Inspector | 1 | Approved |
| Laboratory Technician Grade I | 1 | Approved |
| Senior Engineer | 1 | Approved |
| Senior Executive Engineer | 2 | Approved |
| Station Officer | 24 | Approved |
| Superintendent | 2 | Approved |
| Traffic Officer | 1 | Approved |
| Administrative Officer | 2 | Pending |
| Assistant Engineer | 8 | Pending |
| Assistant Inspector | 1 | Pending |
| Assistant Staff Officer | 1 | Pending |
| Depot Office Supervisor | 1 | Pending |
| Divisional Librarian | 1 | Pending |
| Environmental Liaison Officer | 1 | Pending |
| Executive Engineer | 6 | Pending |
| Executive ITS Officer | 2 | Pending |
| Librarian | 1 | Pending |
| Librarian Assistant | 10 | Pending |
| Office Manager | 1 | Pending |
| Resident Engineer | 1 | Pending |
| Senior Engineer | 3 | Pending |
| Senior Executive Engineer | 2 | Pending |
| Senior Executive Officer | 2 | Pending |
| Senior Librarian | 5 | Pending |
| Senior Resident Engineer | 2 | Pending |
| Staff Officer - Libraries | 1 | Pending |
| Staff Officer (Materials Manager) | 1 | Pending |
| Team Leader | 1 | Pending |
| Traffic Officer | 1 | Pending |
| Waste Management Coordinating Supervisor | 1 | Pending |
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