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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, May 09, 2016

QUESTION NO.12

QUESTION: Councillor C. O'Connor

To ask the Chief Executive if he has requested additional funding from the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government to allow for the deployment of sufficient staff in the Housing Department to enable him to progress the Housing plans outlined by members at the April meeting of our Council.

REPLY:

The Council is progressing provision and supply of Social Housing units in line with the Housing Strategy and as set out in the report to the March Council Meeting. A quarterly review of the workforce plan for the organisation has been completed as a result of which a significant number of additional clerical officers are being recruited for Housing. While there are a number of vacancies at present there is ongoing recruitment to fill those vacancies and bring the staff numbers in the Department back up to its full complement as identified in the workforce plan.