Louth County Council 1 - Please provide the number of staff retained by the Council at 31st Dec 2017 2 - Please provide the number of staff retained by the Council at 31st Dec 2018 (For these two requests the Headcount is the value required – this information is provided on returns to the Dept. on an annual basis) 3 – Provide the number of staff that died in service during 2017 4 – Provide the number of staff that died in service during 2018 (The cause of death will not be requested) 5 – Number of staff that Retired during 2017 6 – Number of staff that Retired during 2018 (This value to be based on quantity of Pensions that commenced during the relevant year, regardless of when staff may have left work) 7 – Based on the value at Query 5 above, the number that received pension contributions including Added Years on the grounds of illness or infirmity in 2017 8 – Based on the value at Query 6 above, the number that received pension contributions including Added Years on the grounds of illness or infirmity in 2018 (Added Years for Professional Service are excluded. Any period of Added Years involving ill-health is to be included in the numbers provided) The items requested are Non-Personal Information. The preferred form of response is Electronic – by e-mail