Emmet Stagg (Kildare North, Labour)
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Question 23: To ask the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Question No. 233 of 9 June 2009, the plans to bring the number of adult and child psychologists up to the required level to meet existing demands. [31886/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Subject to overall parameters set by Government, the Health Service Executive has the responsibility for determining the composition of its staffing complement. In that regard, 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. As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.