Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 57: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the status of the Health Service Executive redundancy programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26424/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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My Department has been informed by the HSE that the majority of health service trade unions have recently issued a directive instructing their members not to co-operate with redeployment and reassignment requests from management as required under the employment control framework for the Public Health Sector. This instruction severely restricts the ability of management to organise-restructure work practice and contravenes the qualification criteria for the Incentivised Scheme of Early Retirement in the Public Health Sector as set out in the Department's relevant circular letter (8/2009).

However, applications can be made to the relevant employer in anticipation of a resolution of the industrial relations issues. Talks are continuing on the issue and it is hoped that a satisfactory resolution will be found.