James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 290: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason graduate nurses are unlikely to be offered pre-registration nursing experience in 2008 in the approximate four month period between qualification and registration, which will force many of them to take work in non-medical menial jobs to survive; the reason posts are not being filled despite staff shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14669/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act, 2004. It is a matter for the Executive to manage and deploy its human resources to best meet the requirements of its Annual 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 directly to the Deputy.