321 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of permanent and temporary staff employed by each local authority at the end of 2007, 2008 and 2009 and in total for each of those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48031/10]

The number of permanent and temporary staff employed across all 34 local authorities at end of December 2009 was 30,562 and 1,691 respectively, compared to 31,843 and 3,164 at end of December 2008, and 31,423 and 3,564 at end of December 2007. A breakdown by authority is provided in the table.