Human Resources 2003
- Staff (incl.County Management Team)
- Recruitment and Selection
Staff
County Management Team
[A] Acting [T] Temporary [WS] Work Sharing
| MANAGEMENT TEAM | |
| County Manager: | Michael Malone | 
| Director of Housing & Corporate: | John McCormack | 
| Director of Transport, Sanitary, Fire & Emergency: | Tom Gunning | 
| Director of Planning & Environment: | Philip O'Neill | 
| Director of Community & Enterprise: | Tony Walsh | 
| Head of Finance: | John Dempsey | 
| SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | |
| Human Resources: | Martin Mullally | 
| Housing: | Rose Kenny | 
| Planning & Environment: | Michael Delahunty | 
| Roads & Sanitary: | Anne Maria Walsh | 
| County Librarian: | James Fogarty | 
| Head of Information Systems: | Kevin Hanley | 
| Financial Management Accountant: | Declan McDonnell | 
| Senior Social Worker: | Liam Keane | 
| SENIOR EXECUTIVE ENGINEERS | |
| Sanitary Services: | Dermot Druhan | 
| Planning: | Joe Wall | 
| Environment: | Carol McCarthy | 
| Housing: | Kieran Fitzgerald | 
| Road Design: | Ian Gardner | 
| Special Project Piltown/Fiddown By-Pass: | John McGinty | 
| Roads Project Co-Ordinator N9/N10: | Joe Gannon | 
| Chief Fire Officer: | Ciaran Cormican | 
| Senior Executive Planner: | Denis Malone | 
| Kilkenny Area Office: | Frank Gray | 
| Castlecomer Area Office: | Michael Murphy | 
| Callan Area Office: | Pat Graham | 
| Thomastown Area Office: | John Dowling | 
| Newrath Area Office: | Frank Stafford [A] | 
| EXECUTIVE ENGINEERS | |
| Machinery Yard: | David Ryan | 
| Road Design: | Aidan Morrissey Harry Shine Richard Bowan | 
| Sanitary Services: | Eamon Mahon Seamus Kavanagh | 
| Planning: | Pat Manning John Nolan | 
| Assistant Chief Fire Officer: | John Collins Frank Dunne | 
| Conservation Officer: | Cormac O'Sullivan | 
| Executive Architect: | Evelyn Graham | 
| Dunmore Landfill: | Brian O'Donovan [A] | 
| SENIOR ENGINEERS | |
| Planning & Environment: | Pat Foley | 
| Sanitary Services: | Frank O'Dwyer | 
| Roads: | Oliver Mannion | 
| EXECUTIVE PLANNERS | |
| Planning: | Damien Daly [A] Lorraine O'Sullivan Catriona Walsh [A] Peter Thomson | 
| SENIOR STAFF OFFICERS | |
| Motor Tax: | David Shortall | 
| Information Systems: | Tadhg McSherry | 
| Sanitary Services: | Catherine Millea | 
| Finance: | Phil Curran | 
| Human Resources: | Anne Delaney | 
| Environment: | Patricia Dwan [A] | 
| Health & Safety: | Lisa Russell | 
| Designated Road Safety Officer: | Catherine Millea | 
| Designated Water Safety Officer: | Kim Kinsella | 
| Arts Officer: | Mary Butler | 
| ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS | |
| Finance: | Tim Butler | 
| Internal Audit: | Michael Shortall | 
| Planning: | Annette Fitzpatrick | 
| Housing: | Mary Brophy | 
| Roads/Sanitary Services : | Martin Butler | 
| Road Project Team: | John Walsh | 
| Corporate Affairs: | Jimmy Gibbons | 
| Partnership Facilitator: | Adrian Waldron | 
Nymber of Staff
The following is a breakdown of persons employed by the Council by grade, both permanent and temporary, at 31st December. In all a total of 454 persons were employed. In addition to this a number of part-time staff would also have been employed during year.
| MANAGERIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND CLERICAL | ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL | OUTDOOR & OTHER STAFF | |||||
| GRADE | No. | GRADE | No. | GRADE | No. | ||
| County Manager | 1 | Senior Engineer | 3 | Technical Services Supervisor | 1 | ||
| Director of Services | 4 | Senior Executive Engineers | 12 | Assistant Foreman | 3 | ||
| Head of Finance | 1 | Senior Executive Planner | 1 | Chargehand | 1 | ||
| Head of Information Systems | 1 | Executive Engineers | 11 | Craftsmen | 26 | ||
| Senior Executive Officer | 4 | Executive Planner | 4 | Craftsman's Mate | 1 | ||
| Financial Management Accountant | 1 | Conservation Officer | 1 | Apprentice | 4 | ||
| Administrative Officer | 7 | Chief Fire Officer | 1 | Road Overseers | 13 | ||
| Senior Staff Officer | 6 | Assistant Chief Fire Officer | 2 | Labour/General Operatives | 61 | ||
| Staff Officer | 13 | Assistant Engineer | 3 | Refuse Collector | 1 | ||
| Assistant Staff Officer | 29 | Assistant Planner | 2 | Gangers | 11 | ||
| Clerical Officer | 51 | Executive Architect | 1 | Drivers | 47 | ||
| County Librarian | 1 | Landscape Architect | 1 | Water/Sewerage Caretakers | 18 | ||
| Assistant Librarian | 3 | Senior Executive Technician | 4 | Sanitary Services Supervisors | 4 | ||
| Senior Library Assistant | 3 | Executive Technician | 8 | Caretaker | 11 | ||
| Library Assistant | 10 | Technician Grade I | 6 | Gardener | 1 | ||
| Branch Librarian | 10 | Technician Grade II | 3 | Litter Warden | 1 | ||
| Revenue Collector | 10 | Dog Warden | 1 | ||||
| Community Development Officer | 2 | Fire Fighter [Full-time] | 3 | ||||
| Senior Social Worker | 1 | Dutymen | 3 | ||||
| Environmental Awareness Officer | 1 | Special Works Foreman | 1 | ||||
| Rapid Co-Ordinator | 1 | Messengers | 2 | ||||
| I.S. Project Leader | 1 | Canteen Operator | 1 | ||||
| I.S. Project Leader [G.I.S.] | 1 | Tar House Attendant | 1 | ||||
| Internet Co-Ordinator | 1 | Storeman | 1 | ||||
| Internet Developer | 1 | Handyman | 1 | ||||
| Arts Officer | 1 | Sewerage Works Operator | 3 | ||||
| I.S. Technical Support Officer | 2 | Environmental Caretaker | 4 | ||||
| TOTAL | 167 | TOTAL | 62 | TOTAL | 225 | ||
Retirements / Resigns
| STAFF WHO RETIRED IN 2003 | STAFF WHO RESIGNED IN 2003 | 
| Thomas Brennan | Niall Culliton | 
| Peter Cullen | Niamh Egan | 
| Michael Healy | Brian Kelly | 
| Kevin O'Flynn | |
| Patrick Phelan | |
| Patrick Tynan | |
| Daniel Wilson | 
Service Indicators
- 2.79% of working days lost to Certified Sickness Absence in 2003
- .5% of working days lost to Uncertified Sickness Absence in 2003
Recruitment & Selection
Interviews 2003
Twenty Two [22] separate interviews were held during the year for various permanent and temporary positions. The gender breakdown is as follows:
| Male | Female | |
| Interview Board | 50 | 23 | 
| Successful Candidates | 15 | 7 |