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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 10, 2017

QUESTION NO.9

QUESTION: Councillor D. Looney

To ask the Chief Executive to report on the age profile of the staff of the County Council; to ask if the level of younger people within the organisation has been improved in recent years; to state if apprenticeship or other programmes are being used and to what extent; and to make a statement on the matter. 

REPLY:

The age profile of staff in the Council has reduced from an average age of 53 years  in 2013 to a current average age of 47 years. However there has been a reduction in proportion of staff who are under 40 years from 31% to 26% between 2013 and 2016, and an increase in the proportion of staff who are over 60 years from 10.5% in Q4/2013 to 12.8% in Q4/2016. The following table presents the precise breakdown in age profiles from Q4 2013 as compared to Q4 2016.

Age Range

Q4 2016

Q4 2013 

Age < 20

0.08%

0.16%

Age 20-25

0.50%

1.40%

Age 26-30

4.15%

4.45%

Age 31-35

9.63%

11.78%

Age 36-40

11.88%

13.51%

Age 41-45

15.45%

13.10%

Age 46-50

14.12%

12.19%

Age 51-55

13.95%

16.47%

Age 56-60

17.44%

16.39%

Age 61-65

11.71%

9.88%

Age 66-70

0.83%

0.41%

Age > 70

0.25%

0.25%

 

100%

100%

The apprenticeship programme has commenced with seven people taking up their apprenticeships in March across Painters, Carpentry and Plumbing.