Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the degree to which agency nursing staff are utilised in the public and private hospital sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45866/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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As the question asked by the Deputy in so far as it refers to the public hospital sector is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply. Information on the utilisation of agency nursing staff in the private hospital sector would not be a matter for my Department or the HSE.