Written answers
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Department of Health and Children
Health Service Staff
5:00 pm
Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of permanent staff and temporary staff employed by the Health Service Executive at the end of 2007, end of 2008 and at the end of October 2009, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42426/09]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
Link to this: Individually | In context
I wish to advise that the numbers (WTE excl. Career Breaks) of staff in the public health service at the end of 2007, end of 2008 and at the end of September 2009 (the latest data available), as recorded on the health service personnel census, are as follows:
| 31/12/2007 | 31/12/2008 | 30/09/2009 | |
| WTE Permanent | 70,140 | 71,388 | 74,815 |
| WTE Job-Sharing | 3,485 | 3,123 | 2,785 |
| WTE Temporary | 16,197 | 14,084 | 12,076 |
| WTE Locum | 3,691 | 3,061 | 2,845 |
| WTE Part-Time | 12,587 | 14,393 | 12,703 |
| WTE Sessional | 822 | 470 | 146 |
| WTE Training | 4,582 | 4,508 | 4,819 |
| Total WTE excl. Career Break | 111,505 | 111,025 | 110,189 |
Note 2: Student nurses are included in the 2007 and 2008 employment ceilings on the basis of 3.5 students equating to 1 wholetime equivalent. The employment levels adjusted for this are 110,664 (Dec 07) and 111,001 (Dec 08).
Note 3: Data source - Health Service Personnel Census.
Note 4: October 2009 figures not yet available.
Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of social workers employed by the Health Service Executive at the end of 2007, end of 2008 and at the end of October 2009, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42427/09]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
Link to this: Individually | In context
I wish to advise that the numbers (WTE excl. Career Breaks) of social workers employed by the Health Service Executive at the end of 2007, end of 2008 and at the end of September 2009, are as follows:
| 31/12/2007 | 31/12/2008 | 30/09/2009 | |
| Social Worker | 1,048 | 1,062 | 1,065 |
| Social Worker, Medical | 141 | 140 | 140 |
| Social Worker, (Non-professionally Qualified) | 175 | 157 | 48 |
| Social Worker, Principal | 235 | 223 | 223 |
| Social Worker, Psychiatric | 33 | 32 | 32 |
| Social Worker, Psychiatric Senior | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Social Worker, Senior Medical | 154 | 150 | 155 |
| Social Worker, Team Leader | 331 | 332 | 349 |
| Social Work Practitioner, Senior | 139 | 137 | 147 |
| Total | 2,256 | 2,236 | 2,161 |
| Note 1: Data source - Health Service Personnel Census (October 2009 figures not yet available). |
Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of speech therapists employed by the Health Service Executive at the end of 2007, end of 2008 and at the end of October 2009, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42428/09]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
Link to this: Individually | In context
I wish to advise that the numbers (WTE excl. Career Breaks) of speech therapists employed by the Health Service Executive at the end of 2007, end of 2008 and at the end of September 2009, are as follows:
| 31/12/2007 | 31/12/2008 | 30/09/2009 | |
| Speech and Language Therapist | 248 | 242 | 240 |
| Speech and Language Therapist, Clinical Specialist | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Speech and Language Therapist Manager | 62 | 62 | 59 |
| Speech and Language Therapist Manager-in-charge III | 6 | 11 | 10 |
| Speech and Language Therapist, Senior | 384 | 424 | 431 |
| Speech and Language Therapy, Practice Tutor | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 712 | 750 | 753 |
| Note 1: Data source - Health Service Personnel Census (October 2009 figures not yet available). |
Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of public health nurses employed by the Health Service Executive at the end of 2007, end of 2008 and at the end of October 2009, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42429/09]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
Link to this: Individually | In context
The number of Public Health Nurses (expressed in Whole Time Equivalent terms) employed by the HSE at the end of 2007, the end of 2008 and at the end of September 2009 (latest figures - data for October 2009 not yet available) were as follows:
| Grade | 31/12/2007 | 31/12/2008 | 30/09/2009 |
| Director of Public Health Nursing | 28.85 | 29 | 27.55 |
| Director of Public Health Nursing, Assistant | 164.63 | 178.82 | 168.17 |
| Public Health Nurse | 1,502.82 | 1,521.09 | 1,523.71 |
| Public Health Nurse, Senior (Immunisation) | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Public Health Nurse, Student | 147 | 125.78 | 56.62 |
| Total: | 1,846.80 | 1,856.49 | 1,777.85 |
| Data source - Health Service Personnel Census | |||
No comments