Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of posts on 1 January 2007 and the number on 1 November 2007 in the context of the requirement for permission from her Department for the creation of senior and middle management posts in the Health Service Executive for the past year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29981/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Under the terms of the Employment Control Framework introduced in December 2006, the HSE is required to obtain the prior approval of this Department and the Department of Finance for the filling of posts at Grade VIII and above. To date, 44 applications have been received for 2007 in line with this process and 24 of these have been approved.

According to the Health Service Personnel Census, there were 17,262 whole time equivalents in the overall Management/Administration category on 31 December 2006 and 18,421 in this category on 30 September 2007.

As operational responsibility for the Health Service Personnel Census rests with the Health Service Executive, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to provide the Deputy with further detailed information in relation to posts at Grade VIII level and above.