James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 208: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of nurses who graduated here in 2008; the number of these who are employed in public hospitals, first, on a permanent basis and second, with short-term contracts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40679/08]

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.

James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 209: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of non-EU nurses given permits to practise nursing here who are employed in a permanent capacity in public hospitals; the numbers employed on contract in the public hospitals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40680/08]

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.

James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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Question 210: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will confirm that when existing contracts expire for non-EU nurses, who were employed to fill a temporary shortfall, their contracts will not be renewed, in order that Irish trained nurses can take up vacancies on completion of training; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40681/08]

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.