James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 125: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of psychiatric nurses working in mental health services broken down by grade on 1 January 2005 and the end of June 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48071/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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As this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 126: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of management and administration staff broken down by grade on 1 January 2005 and the end of June 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48072/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The information requested will be forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 127: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of social workers employed in the Health Service Executive; the various grades of social workers; the number who are job sharing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48073/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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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.

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 128: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number and percentage of permanent and temporary posts per grade category in the Health Service Executive as at June 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48074/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The number (WTE excl. career break) and percentage of staff in the public health service by category of employment, as recorded in the HSE's health service personnel census by grade category, as at June 2009, is as follows:

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 129: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of absenteeism in 2009 in the Health Service Executive; the breakdown of absenteeism among staffing categories; the associated cost of agency staff as a result of this absenteeism; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48075/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 130: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the average basic annual salary of medical laboratory technicians; the average additional annual payments to medical laboratory technicians in respect of overtime, call out, additional duties or for any other reason; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48076/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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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 and includes terms and conditions in which staff are employed, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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Question 131: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a breakdown of the way in which pay savings of €659 million, as announced in budget 2010 will be achieved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48077/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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The Health Estimate for 2010, as announced on 9th December 2009, provided for a range of measure designed to bring costs into line with what we can afford, rather than reducing services. At the same time, the Government is ensuring that sufficient resources are made available to respond to priority demographic and other needs, particularly in services for older people and cancer, and to support ongoing reform of our public health services.

The Budget provision for the health sector includes €659 million in pay savings, which take account of the Government decisions on public service pay reductions, including:

general pay reductions, and higher reductions for those on higher pay on foot of the recent Report of the Review Body on Higher Remuneration;

a proposed further reduction in the fees payable to certain health professionals;

and savings associated with the moratorium on recruitment and promotion.

The precise manner in which these savings will be achieved in the Health sector is now a matter for my Department, agencies under the aegis of my Department and the Health Service Executive.