Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of full time physiotherapists available and working at St. James's Hospital, Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15919/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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As the specific information requested by the Deputy relates to the delivery of health and social care services and human resource management issues which are matters for the Health Service Executive, the parliamentary affairs division of the executive has been asked to respond directly to the Deputy in regard to the information sought.

Employment information is collected by the Department of Health and Children on a quarterly basis through the health service personnel census. The latest available figures show that there were 52.38 wholetime equivalent physiotherapists employed by St. James's Hospital at 31 December 2005. This represents an increase of 27 or 109.52% over 1997 figures.