Séamus Kirk (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Question 724: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of administrative personnel employed in her Department and the Health Service Executive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1522/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The whole time equivalent number employed in the Department of Health and Children, based on the figures given to the Department of Finance Census Section for September 2006 (the last Census returned to the Department of Finance) was 610.98.

This figure includes staff employed in:—

the Department of Health and Children, including the recently expanded Office of the Minister for Children

the General Register Office

the Adoption Board

the Social Services Inspectorate and

the Office of the Ombudsman for Children.

The figure also includes staff that transferred from the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform to the Office of the Minister for Children. It does not, however, include seconded-in staff.

The Health Service Personnel Census shows a total of 17,341 wholetime equivalent (WTE) staff classified as Management/Admin at September 2006. The Deputy may wish to note that the classification of Management/Admin consists of staff who provide a direct service to the public and includes Consultants' Secretaries, Out-Patient Department Personnel, Medical Records Personnel, Telephonists and other staff who are engaged in front-line duties. It also includes non-frontline staff in areas such as Payroll, Human Resource Management, IT and General Management Support.