Written answers
Tuesday, 22 February 2005
Department of Health and Children
Health Service Staff
8:00 pm
Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context
Question 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of staff and the number of clerical administrative staff in each health board area for each year from 1995. [5963/05]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
Link to this: Individually | In context
The latest available information is for end-September 2004. On this basis, the information as requested by the Deputy is as set out in the following table. The Deputy may wish to note that it is estimated that approximately 64% of health services personnel formally classified as "management/administrative" are involved in direct service provision to the public.
| Total Health Service Staff end-1995 to September 20041 | |||||||||
| Date | Eastern | Midland | Mid-Western | North-Eastern | North-Western | South-Eastern | Southern | Western | Total |
| 31/12/1995 | 26,558 | 3,183 | 4,850 | 4,174 | 4,254 | 5,960 | 9,014 | 6,662 | 64,655 |
| 31/12/1996 | 27,262 | 3,300 | 4,904 | 4,136 | 4,285 | 5,850 | 9,138 | 6,795 | 65,669 |
| 31/12/1997 | 28,127 | 3,428 | 5,173 | 4,440 | 4,402 | 6,098 | 9,273 | 6,899 | 67,841 |
| 31/12/1998 | 28,747 | 3,592 | 5,399 | 4,516 | 4,444 | 6,266 | 9,376 | 7,300 | 69,640 |
| 31/12/1999 | 30,069 | 3,625 | 5,532 | 4,764 | 4,771 | 6,661 | 9,985 | 7,387 | 72,793 |
| 31/12/2000 | 33,116 | 3,967 | 6,201 | 5,147 | 5,265 | 7,439 | 10,828 | 8,107 | 80,070 |
| 31/12/2001 | 36,604 | 4,816 | 6,904 | 5,994 | 6,407 | 8,015 | 12,385 | 9,177 | 90,302 |
| 31/12/2002 | 38,689 | 5,251 | 7,364 | 6,374 | 6,722 | 8,579 | 13,031 | 9,669 | 95,679 |
| 31/12/2003 | 37,801 | 5,239 | 7,750 | 6,929 | 6,783 | 8,860 | 13,252 | 9,887 | 96,501 |
| 30/09/2004 | 38,535 | 5,498 | 7,922 | 7,226 | 6,872 | 8,627 | 13,701 | 9,997 | 98,379 |
| Total Management Administrative Staff end-1995 to September 20042 | |||||||||
| Date | Eastern | Midland | Mid-Western | North-Eastern | North-Western | South-Eastern | Southern | Western | Total |
| 31/12/1995 | 3,400 | 338 | 544 | 527 | 569 | 675 | 1,025 | 826 | 7,904 |
| 31/12/1996 | 3,527 | 360 | 581 | 516 | 594 | 646 | 1,083 | 866 | 8,173 |
| 31/12/1997 | 3,839 | 385 | 648 | 569 | 630 | 729 | 1,153 | 889 | 8,844 |
| 31/12/1998 | 4,138 | 411 | 723 | 680 | 656 | 771 | 1,150 | 951 | 9,480 |
| 31/12/1999 | 4662 | 443 | 788 | 744 | 720 | 874 | 1,330 | 1,037 | 10,599 |
| 31/12/2000 | 5,265 | 557 | 982 | 876 | 927 | 1,036 | 1,501 | 1,221 | 12,366 |
| 31/12/2001 | 6,170 | 731 | 1,129 | 1,043 | 1,223 | 1,111 | 1,813 | 1,495 | 14,714 |
| 31/12/2002 | 6,448 | 812 | 1,254 | 1,216 | 1,218 | 1,180 | 1,993 | 1,569 | 15,690 |
| 31/12/2003 | 6,388 | 764 | 1,303 | 1,250 | 1,186 | 1,282 | 1,956 | 1,637 | 15,766 |
| 30/09/2004 | 6,468 | 845 | 1,398 | 1,284 | 1,212 | 1,382 | 2,039 | 1,661 | 16,289 |
| Source: Health Service Personnel Census. | |||||||||
| Notes: | |||||||||
| 1 Excludes Home Helps. | |||||||||
| 2 Includes all management-administrative and clerical personnel. |
No comments