472. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has examined the practice of other enforcement bodies, including An Garda Síochána, where staffing numbers without any identifying information are published by geographical area; whether any assessment has been carried out of whether comparable publication of NPWS staffing and vacancy data would create a real …
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473. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current staffing position for NPWS enforcement roles covering east Cork and Waterford, including conservation ranger, district conservation officer and regional manager roles; the length of any vacancies in those areas; the temporary cover arrangements in place; when each vacant post was last advertised; when the posts are expec…
474. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his Department has carried out any analysis of the relationship between NPWS staffing levels, vacancy duration and enforcement outcomes, including inspections, Ministerial directions, warnings, prosecutions and other enforcement actions arising from reports of alleged unlawful habitat destruction; and if he will publish that…
652. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for details of any geographical areas that are currently without locally funded NPWS posts, as well as funded but not filled NPWS posts, for conservation ranger, district conservation officer and regional manager roles or equivalent; the length of time each area has been without such a post; if there are temporary cover arrangements…
653. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage for details of the most recent date on which any NPWS posts in geographical areas currently without locally funded posts, or sanctioned but unfilled posts were advertised, broken down by region and role, for conservation ranger, district conservation officer and regional manager roles or equivalent; whether each competition remains …
1537. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of any roles of district conservation officer, regional manager and park ranger within the National Parks and Wildlife Service which have been vacant for more than a year and the reason for these prolonged vacancies.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42235/25]
1538. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the details of any upcoming recruitment drives to fill vacant roles of district conservation officer, regional manager and park ranger within the National Parks and Wildlife Service. [42236/25]
1549. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the current staffing levels for the roles of district conservation officer, regional manager and park ranger in the National Parks and Wildlife Service for the mid southern division and the duration of vacancies in any of these roles; and the details of recruitment drives for these roles, in each of the years 2022 to 2024 and to da…