Joanna Byrne (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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526. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for details on possible costs for each local authority to employ an archaeologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37474/25]

James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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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 authority for which he/she is responsible.

The salary scale for an archaeologist in the local government sector is linked to the Executive Engineer Grade and ranges from €59,067 to €82,108. Full details of the current pay rates for Local Authority Staff are available on my Department's website at the following address: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/policies/local-government/#human-resources