Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 June 2026
453. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage further to Parliamentary Questions Nos.1691 and 1695 of 14 April 2026, the number of new staff sanctioned for hire in all local authorities in each of the years 2022 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and the number of new hires realised in those years. [47317/26]
View answerThe number of new posts approved by my Department in the years 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 (to 18 June) broken down by local authority area are detailed in the attached table.
The recruitment and filling of posts in the local government sector is undertaken both by individual local authorities and publicjobs. Following the issuing of sanction by my Department for a new post, it is then a matter for the Chief Executive, who is responsible under Section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001 for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions of the local authority for which he or she is responsible, to progress the appointment as appropriate. My Department does not have a recruitment role. Data on the number of new staff recruited would be available from each local authority.
