Written answers
Thursday, 10 July 2008
Department of Health and Children
Departmental Staff
4:00 pm
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 155: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of non-Civil Service staff employed in her Department; the roles of these staff; the cost of these staff to the Exchequer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28744/08]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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There are 26 posts currently filled on a temporary contract basis by non-civil servants at my Department as follows:
| No. | Grade | Role |
| 4 | Special Advisor* | Providing advice to the Minister or a Minister of State |
| 6 | Personal Assistant | Providing administrative support to the Minister or a Minister of State |
| 4 | Personal Secretary | Providing administrative support to the Minister or a Minister of State |
| 6 | Civilian Driver | Providing driver services to a Minister of State |
| 3 | Temporary Clerical Officer | Providing administrative support to a Minister of State |
| 1 | Legal Research Assistant | Providing legal research support to the Department |
| 1 | Therapist Advisor | Providing professional therapist advice to the Department |
| 1 | Post Graduate Placement | Undertaking a financial evaluation project on behalf of the Department |
| The associated annual salary cost for these positions is €1.418m. | ||
| *The Deputy should note that one of the Special Advisors referred to above is included as he continues to be paid by my Department while arrangements are being made to appoint him as a Programme Manager at the Department of An Taoiseach. |
The Deputy may also wish to note that there are a further 11 individuals employed at my Department on a secondment basis. These are primarily professional grades providing expert advice on policy matters ranging from palliative care to youth health promotion. While these individuals remain on their substantive employers payroll, my Department recoups the associated salary cost back to the substantive employers. The costs of this recoupment process is €0.857m per annum.
| No. | Grade | Role |
| 1 | Chief Nursing Officer | Providing professional nursing advice to the Department |
| 1 | Nursing Adviser on care of Older People and Palliative Care | Providing professional nursing and palliative care advice to the Department |
| 1 | Nursing Adviser on Mental Health and Intellectual Disability | Providing professional nursing advice on mental health and intellecutal disability to the Department |
| 2 | Nurse/Midwife Adviser | Providing professional nursing advice to the Department |
| 1 | Chief Therapist Adviser | Providing professional therapist advice to the Department |
| 1 | Therapist Adviser | Providing professional therapist advice to the Department |
| 1 | Dental Adviser | Providing professional dental advice to the Department |
| 1 | Youth Health Promotion Officer | Providing advice on youth health promotion to the Department |
| 1 | Director of Social Work (Adoption Board) | Director of social work at the Adoption Board |
| 1 | Chief Environmental Health Officer | Providing professional advice to the Department on environmental health issues |
The Deputy should note that costs referred to in this reply relate to salary costs only and do not take account of employers' PRSI or superannuation liabilities. Neither does it take account of any other overheads such as electricity as these overheads are not allocated individually.
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