Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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117. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of the extra 420 local authority staff who have been appointed to work on the delivery of the social housing strategy, by local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19915/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible. In this regard, following the sanction for staff by my Department, their recruitment and assignment is a matter for each individual Chief Executive.