Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 50: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the cost of employing an additional newly qualified nurse in a voluntary hospital, including PRSI and pension overheads. [28477/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The estimated cost of employing a newly qualified registered general nurse for one year is approximately €38,426. This figure is made up of the salary at first point of staff nurse general scale, €27,757, plus premium pay estimated to be 25% of basic salary and employers PRSI of 10.75%.

The estimated cost of employing a newly qualified registered psychiatric nurse for one year is approximately €39,342. This figure is made up of the salary at first point of staff nurse psychiatric scale, €28,418, plus premium pay estimated to be 25% of basic salary and employers PRSI of 10.75%.

The Department of Finance has estimated that the occupational pension overhead for post-2004 recruits to nursing is 16% of annual gross pensionable pay.