Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 237: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of locum social workers employed by the Health Service Executive to cover social workers on sick leave for more than three weeks during each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28033/10]

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 provision of Social Work services and the provision of locum cover for sick leave, this is a service matter and it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 238: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of social workers who have taken sick leave for longer than three weeks for each of the past five years. [28034/10]

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 provision of Social Work services and the sick leave of Social Workers, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of social workers who have taken maternity leave during the past five years; the number of locum social workers who have been employed to cover maternity leave during each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28035/10]

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 provision of Social Work services, as this is a service matter it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.