- Staff (incl. County Management Team)
- Recruitment & Selection
Staff
County Management Team

Management Team
(L-R back row) John Dempsey (Finance), Tony Walsh (Community and Enterprise), Philip O'Neill (Planning and Environment), Martin Mullally (Human Resources).
(L-R front row)Tom Gunning (Roads and Sanitary Services), Michael Malone (County Manager), John McCormack (Corporate Affairs).
[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 |
| 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 |
| EXECUTIVE ENGINEERS | |
| Machinery Yard: | David Ryan |
| Road Design: |
Aidan Morrissey Harry Shine Eamon Mahon |
| Sanitary Services: | Seamus Kavanagh |
| Planning: | Pat Manning |
| Assistant Chief Fire Officer: |
John Collins |
| 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: | Adrian Waldron |
| Health & Safety: | Lisa Russell |
| Designated Road Safety Officer: | Catherine Millea |
| Designated Water Safety Officer: | Kim Kinsella |
| Arts Officer: | Mary Butler |
| Partnership Facilitator | Adrian Waldron |
| 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 (FOI Officer): | Jimmy Gibbons |
Number 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 446 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 | Foreman | 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 | 6 | Craftsmen | 24 | ||
| Senior Executive Officer | 4 | Executive Planner | 2 | 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 | 64 | ||
| Staff Officer | 14 | Assistant Engineer | 6 | Handyman | 1 | ||
| Assistant Staff Officer | 28 | Assistant Planner | 3 | Refuse Collector | 2 | ||
| Clerical Officer | 52 | Executive Architect | 1 | Gangers | 11 | ||
| County Librarian | 1 | Landscape Architect | 1 | Drivers | 42 | ||
| Assistant Librarian | 3 | Senior Executive Technician | 4 | Mobile Library Drivers | 2 | ||
| Senior Library Assistant | 3 | Executive Technician | 8 | Water/Sewerage Caretakers | 18 | ||
| Library Assistant | 8 | Technician Grade I | 6 | Sanitary Services Supervisors | 4 | ||
| Branch Librarian | 9 | Technician Grade II | 1 | Caretaker | 14 | ||
| Revenue Collector | 10 | Environmental Technician Grade I | 1 | Gardener | 1 | ||
| Community Development Officer | 2 | Graduate Engineer | 1 | Litter Warden | 1 | ||
| Senior Social Worker | 1 | Dog Warden | 1 | ||||
| Environmental Awareness Officer | 1 | Fire Fighter [Full-time] | 3 | ||||
| Rapid Co-Ordinator | 1 | Dutymen | 3 | ||||
| Internet Co-Ordinator | 1 | Special Works Foreman | 1 | ||||
| Internet Developer | 1 | Messengers | 2 | ||||
| Arts Officer | 1 | Canteen Operator | 1 | ||||
| Accountant [T] | 1 | Spray Bar Operator | 1 | ||||
| Network Engineer [I.T.] [T] | 1 | Tar House Attendant | 1 | ||||
| G.I.S. Officer [T] | 1 | Storeman | 1 | ||||
| Handyman / Fitter | 1 | ||||||
| Sewerage Works Operator | 3 | ||||||
| Environmental Caretaker | 4 | ||||||
| Rosco Machine Driver | 2 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 156 | TOTAL | 59 | TOTAL | 231 | ||
Retirments / Resignments
| STAFF WHO RETIRED IN 2002 | STAFF WHO RESIGNED IN 2002 | |
| P.J. Donnelly | George Dewberry | Declan Manogue |
| John Jennings | Patrick Brophy | |
| Mai Kelly | Patrick Byrne | |
| Eire Conroy | Patrick Russell | |
| Patrick Bourke | William Kelly | |
| Seamus Quigley | William Lyons | |
| Richard Young | Brian Travers | |
| Patrick Kelly | Thomas O'Dea | |
| James P. Kelly | ||
Service Indicators
- 3.54% of working days lost to sickness absence in Year 2002
Recruitment & Selection
Interviews 2002
Thirty [30] separate interviews were held during the year for various permanent and temporary positions. The gender breakdown is as follows:
| Male | Female | |
| Interview Board | 47 | 29 |
| Successful Candidates | 20 | 10 |
