Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 454: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of employees that have been granted early retirement from the Health Service Executive and that are now being offered or are employed in consultant positions within the HSE; the cost of such consultants; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21061/07]

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 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 the Actual 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 to the Deputy.

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 455: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons within the Health Service Executive that were given job-related bonuses in the past year; the sections or Departments that the persons were employed in; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21062/07]

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 457: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of persons within the Health Service Executive that were given job-related bonuses in the past year; the cost to the HSE, the sections or departments that the persons were employed in; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21064/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 455 and 457 together.

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 the Actual 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 to the Deputy.