Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 216: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of the additional development posts that are to be drugs treatment and rehabilitation posts pursuant to the new Health Service Executive employment ceiling set up by her Department. [12225/08]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 258: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the employment control circular issued by the Health Service Executive on 8 January 2008, and referred to by her in her response to Parliamentary Question No. 215 on 11 March 2008, has a similar effect to the recruitment freeze and in particular, if it is preventing the HSE in Limerick from progressing the introduction of an under 18 multi-disciplinary team, which was approved under the 2007 HSE corporate plan, to provide child-centred, comprehensive treatment to young people presenting with serious drug problems. [11421/08]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 259: To ask the Minister for Health and Children further to Parliamentary Question No. 215 of 11 March 2008, if posts identified as necessary during 2007 and not filled as a result of the recruitment freeze may be deemed to be posts falling vacant from 1 January 2008. [11422/08]

Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 427: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of additional development posts that are to be drugs treatment and rehabilitation posts pursuant to the new Health Service Executive employment ceiling set by the Department of Finance; and the breakdown of these posts in terms of function and location. [12226/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 216, 258, 259 and 427 together.

The following are the development posts agreed as part of the Budget Day package for 2008. The Budget Day package does not specifically provide for drug treatment and rehabilitation posts.

I wish to advise the Deputy that the Health Service Executive Circular 01/2008 sets out the HSE Employment Control Framework for 2008 and is aimed at ensuring that health services are delivered in accordance with the provisions of the 2008 National Service Plan and within the funding provided by Government. The Employment Control Framework provides for the filling of vacancies arising in 2008, the filling of approved and funded service development posts not filled at the end of 2007 and new service developments in 2008.

The Deputy may wish to note that an employment ceiling for the health service of 112,560 whole time equivalents has been sanctioned by the Department of Finance for 2008.

In relation to Parliamentary Question No. 215, concerning the progression of the introduction of an under 18 multi-disciplinary team in Limerick, I wish to advise the Deputy that this question was referred to the HSE for direct reply. In this regard, I understand that the HSE will be issuing a reply to the Deputy shortly.