Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 96: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of approved whole-time equivalent nursing posts in each acute hospital; the number of such posts that are filled on a permanent, temporary and agency basis; the number which are vacant; the cost to date in 2008 for agency nursing in each hospital; the steps which are being taken in each hospital to fill such posts on a permanent basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24147/08]

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.

Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 97: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of approved whole-time equivalent midwife posts in each acute maternity unit; the number of such posts that are filled on a permanent, temporary and agency basis; the number which are vacant; the cost to date in 2008 for agency nursing in each unit; the steps which are being taken in each unit to fill such posts on a permanent basis; the number of births in 2007 in each unit; the corresponding figure to date in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24148/08]

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.