Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 874: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the hospitals in the Dublin region that have vacant consultant posts; the number of vacancies that exist; and the number of these posts that have been advertised to date. [2415/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The detailed information required by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Health Service Executive to examine this matter and reply directly to Deputy.

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 875: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of vacant nursing posts in the Dublin region. [2416/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Almost 120,000 people work full-time in our public health services. In recent years, the Government's ongoing high level of investment in health has achieved and maintained significant increases in the number of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of such personnel in order to secure a good supply of graduates to provide for the healthcare needs of the population into the future.

Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In that regard, it is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of its Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. The Executive is the appropriate body to consider the matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 876: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of vacant posts for all allied health professionals in hospitals in the Dublin region. [2417/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Over 120,000 people work full-time or part-time in our public health services. In recent years, the Government's ongoing high level of investment in health has achieved and maintained significant increases in the numbers of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals employed in the public health services. The Government has also invested heavily in the education and training of such personnel in order to secure a good supply of graduates to provide for the healthcare needs of the population into the future.

The Health Service Executive is the appropriate body to consider the matter raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.