Written answers

Wednesday, 31 October 2007

Department of Health

Health Service Staff

9:00 pm

Photo of Jack WallJack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 459 of 26 September 2007, if she will provide a breakdown of the whole time equivalent of the number of vacant places in the mental health sector of the Health Service Executive in County Kildare; the concerns she has due to lack of these vacancies for the mental health sector; the action she will take to overcome these vacancies in the mental health sector within County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26400/07]

Photo of Jack WallJack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 228: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 459 of 26 September 2007, if she will provide a breakdown of the whole time equivalent of the 23.1 vacancies in the elderly section of the vacant posts within the Health Service Executive in County Kildare; the concerns that the lack of services that this entails for this sector in Kildare; the actions she will take to overcome such vacancies for the elderly group in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26401/07]

Photo of Jack WallJack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 230: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 459 of 26 September 2007, the breakdown of the whole time equivalent of the vacancies in community nursing within the Health Service Executive in County Kildare; the effect this shortfall has on services within the county; her views in relation to such vacancies; the action she is taking to overcome such a shortfall within the community nursing sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26404/07]

Photo of Jack WallJack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 231: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 459 of 26 September 2007, the breakdown of the whole time equivalent of the number of vacancies in the therapy section of the Health Service Executive in County Kildare; her views in relation to such vacancies in the therapy section in County Kildare; the action she will take to overcome this staffing shortfall; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26405/07]

Photo of Jack WallJack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 232: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 459 of 26 September 2007, the breakdown of the whole time equivalent of the number of vacancies in the therapy sector of the Health Service Executive in County Kildare; the effect these vacancies have on the therapy service within the county; her views in relation to such vacancies; her plans to overcome such vacancies within the therapy sector within County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26415/07]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 227, 228 and 230 to 232, inclusive, together.

I understand that the Deputy has received a reply from the Health Service Executive which provides an overall figure for the number of vacant posts in each of the sectors mentioned in his questions i.e. elderly, therapy grades, mental health and community nursing and that more detailed information is now being sought.

As the Deputy is aware, 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 Annual Service Plan for the delivery of health and personal social services to the public. The Executive is the appropriate body to consider the matters raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matters investigated and to have a reply issued to the Deputy.

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