Dinny McGinley (Donegal South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 275: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding home helps employed by the Health Service Executive who, when going on their holidays, do not receive any holiday pay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32010/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy's question relates to human resource management issues within the Health Service Executive. As this is a matter for the executive under the Health Act 2004, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)
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Question 276: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of speech therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists employed by the Health Service Executive and the areas in which they are located. [32011/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. The table reflects the numbers employed at end-June 2005 and figures are expressed as wholetime equivalents. The Deputy may wish to note, however, that these grades are also employed by other agencies in the public health service. Information on the numbers employed by these agencies is also shown.