Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)
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Question 213: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the recruitment process for the 200 new social worker posts being recruited this year; if it is the case that social workers who are in temporary positions with the Health Service Executive are being given priority; if those temporary positions will be filled when current holders of such posts are given permanent positions; if those on the national panel are prioritised; the weight that is given to the marks scored by persons on that panel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27858/10]

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. With regard to the recruitment of Social Workers, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.