Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of employing one nurse, including pension benefits. [13774/07]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of employing one public health nurse, including pension benefits. [13775/07]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of employing one nursing assistant. [13776/07]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost to the State of employing one occupational therapist, including pension benefits. [13777/07]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost to the State of employing one physiotherapist, including pension benefits. [13778/07]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the cost of employing one social worker, including pension benefits. [13779/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 197 to 202, inclusive, together.

The information provided in the tables below gives the cost of employing each grade specified by the Deputy for one year at current pay levels. The figures include basic pay plus employer PRSI. The mid-point of the salary scale for each grade has been used. Premium pay has also been included for a general staff nurse and the specialist qualification allowance for a public health nurse. The request for information on the cost of a nursing assistant has been assumed to mean a health care assistant. The pension cost expressed as a percentage of total lifetime pay cost assumes that staff join at 25 years and work full-time until retirement with 40 years service at age 65 and are female.

It should be noted that nurses directly employed in certain specialist areas with specialist qualifications are paid an additional €2,741 per annum while a location payment to nurses engaged in particular duties is €1,825 per annum.